Today’s Word
Biblical Conformity
In Your righteousness rescue me and save me; extend Your ear to me and help me. Psalm 71:2 NASB Righteousness – Conformity is almost a dirty word in the modern world. As we discovered yesterday, self-identity and self-concern were pregnant in the idea of the individual, born into a new sense of Man in the…
Urgent Prayer Request
I just received a call from Skip. His son Michael and his wife Amy just had their baby two days ago. The baby’s name is Malachi. He was born unresponsive for about a minute and a half. Currently, Malachi is in ICU in very serious condition. Needless to say, both sets of parents are incredibly…
Days of Future Past
And he said to the sons of Israel, “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What are these stones?’” Joshua 4:21 NASB In time to come – By now you certainly realize that theological paradigms determine textual exegesis. What I believe about the text determines what I read in the text. …
Birds of a Feather
And they shall make Me a Tabernacle, that I may abide in their midst. Exodus 25:8 Robert Alter Abide – The Hebrew root describing God’s desire to abide with His people is šākan. Perhaps you’ll recognize that this is precisely the same root of the word miškān, “Tabernacle.” Here the author chooses a nice play…
A Psalm’s Story (Rewind)
O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His lovingkindness is everlasting. 1 Chronicles 16:34 NASB 1995 Give thanks – The story of this psalm is found in the chronicles of the kings. David receives the ark and offers sacrifices, installing Asaph and his line as priests. Then David offers this song. …
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