Merit Badges

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord gives grace and glory; no good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. Psalm 84:11 NASB Grace and glory – Ah, what we so desperately want! Joy. Joy of life. Joy of relationships. Joy that satisfies our deepest longings for acceptance, recognition,…

Face time

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord gives grace and glory; no good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. Psalm 84:11 NASB Grace – Day 10. We have taken time to examine ourselves. We put aside some of our theological constrictions in order to feel the heart of…

The Self-Help Bible

For the LORD is a sun and a shield, the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. Psalm 84:11 ESV Walk Uprightly – The Bible is the world’s only guaranteed self-help book. There are lots of competitors, of course. Just browse any bookstore online or in…

One Condition

No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly  Psalm 84:11 Uprightly – I want tov in my life – all those prosperous, useful, beneficial things that God has designed into my plan and purpose.  Amazingly, God wants to give them to me.  But there are two ends to the delivery chain –…

Spock was Hebrew

No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly  Psalm 84:11 Good – “Live long and prosper,” is the Vulcan greeting in Star Trek.  Spock might as well have used the Hebrew word tov.  Occurring 738 times in the Old Testament, the general idea of tov is utilitarian.  To be “good” is to…

Retirement Planning

No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly  Psalm 84:11 Withhold – Start now!  Save.  Watch your resources carefully.  Retirement, the golden age of relaxation, is a big seller these days.  Entire communities are billed as “retirement living.”  The advertisement on the radio says, “Will you outlive your money or will your…