Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween. Here is our pumpkins from several years ago. (Click image for larger picture)If you are not familiary with Veggie Tales, this is, from left to right, Bob, the Tomato; Larry, the Cumcumber; and Jimmy and Jerry Gourd (I may have those two confused - I never know which is which). Here is a picture of the whole Veggie Tales gang. And, as Bob, the Tomato, always says, "Remember, God made you special and He loves you very muc...

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True Unity

After the longest psalm in our study of the Psalms of Ascents, we find the second to the last psalm in this series. The psalmist has just spend a comparatively considerable amount of time reminding God of His oath with David and praying for the installation of the Davidic king. He now turns to what could be considered the beginning of the conclusion of these particular psalms. The psalmist proclaims how good it has been to be in Jerusalem with the people of God.Read Psalm 133 (NASB, NIV, KJV)Here is my working outline. As always, it needs work...

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The Davidic King is Coming

We are coming close to the end of our study of the Psalms of Ascents and we have come to the longest in this series. By way of review, the psalmist cries out to God because of the persecution he faces from his enemies. The psalmist confesses the conflict within himself in Psalm 130. Then in Psalm 131, he praises God for the benefits which come with a relationship with God. In this next psalm, Psalm 132, the psalmist lifts up the king of Israel, specifically the king from the Davidic line.Read Psalm 132 (NASB, NIV, KJV)Here is my working outline....

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The Funniest Thing I Heard Today - 10.26.07

We're gonna need some more FBI guys, I guess. Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson, played by Paul Gleason, in the movied Die Ha...

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The Life Which Comes From God

In a review of our study of the Psalms of Ascents, the psalm laments the persecution he faces from others in Psalm 129. In Psalm 130, he speaks to the conflict which comes from inside himself. In the next psalm, Psalm 131, the psalmist praises God for the life which God gives him. Read Psalm 131 (NASB, NIV, KJV)Here is my outline for this little psalm (the outline is bigger than the entire psalm):The Life which Comes from God(the title could use some work)The life which comes from God produces...I. Humility (1)         ...

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