Psalm 14 I would imagine that when we read our bibles, we spend most of our time reading in the New Testament. There are great stories in the Old Testament and we love the historical sections, but we get bogged down in the law and the prophets and then escape to the New Testament. When…
Psalm 2 Although Psalm 2 does not identify the author of the psalm, the early disciples in Acts 4:25 identified this psalm as a psalm of David. In Acts 13:33 Paul identified this psalm as the second of the psalms. From these two New Testament references, it is clear that the early church read Psalm…
various For the past two weeks I have talked about a deep joy that thrives in good times and bad. It is present in weddings as well as funerals. It led Jesus to the cross and caused James to tell us to rejoice when trials and tribulations come. This deep joy may not put a…
various Mark Twain was an American writer of the 19th century and among the books he wrote were Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. These two books tell the story of two boys who grew up along the Mississippi River that runs north to south in the center of the United States. In the second of…
various Joy to the world! The Lord is come Let earth receive her King! Let every heart prepare Him room And heaven and nature sing Joy to the world! the Savior reigns Let men their songs employ While fields and floods Rocks, hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy We sing this during Advent and…