>Need a quick lesson in Old Testament covenant history? Read Psalm 105.Psalm 105 recounts God's covenantal promise and how he brought his people into the promised land. God made the promise to Abraham, preserved and expanded Abraham's descendents during hundreds of years in Egypt, brought those two million people out of slavery, and destroyed an … Continue reading >Remembering and Recounting, Psalm 105
>Philip Graham Ryken: For Christ and His Kingdom
>Earlier this week I promised to post my interviews with Dr. Leland Ryken and Dr. Philip Graham Ryken. My interview with Leland Ryken appears as my 15 February 2011 entry. Today I'm posting my interview with his son, Philip Graham Ryken, who was inaugurated as the eighth president of Wheaton College on September 17, 2010.Last … Continue reading >Philip Graham Ryken: For Christ and His Kingdom
>Sovereign Sermons
>God is sovereign. I always know this in my mind, but I sometimes do not feel it in my heart.Yet there are moments in life when God does something so pointedly personal that it is as if he has reached down, put his arms around me, and said, "Glenda, see how much I love you!"These … Continue reading >Sovereign Sermons
>Leland Ryken: Prolific author and passionate teacher
>Some of you may know that I was an older, non-traditional student who graduated from the University of Iowa in 2006 (No, I'm not telling how old!). Even as a young child, I was fascinated with books. I knew how to read before I knew I knew how (a story for another post someday). As … Continue reading >Leland Ryken: Prolific author and passionate teacher
>This is My Father’s World, Psalm 104
>In Not My Own: Discovering God's Comfort in the Heidelberg Catechism (the fifth grade volume I wrote for the "Life in Christ" catechism curriculum), I use Psalm 104 to demonstrate God's sovereign care over creation. As the student reads the psalm and identifies verses containing specific word pictures, I hope he or she begins to … Continue reading >This is My Father’s World, Psalm 104
>Blessing the Lord, Psalm 103
>The idea of blessing the Lord has always seemed a bit foreign to me. How can we, as mere human creatures, bless the almighty God who is the divine creator?The strangeness of the concept comes, I think, from a skewed view. For most of my life, I've considered "blessing" as a thing that God gives … Continue reading >Blessing the Lord, Psalm 103
>Doon URC will wait longer for pastor
>After waiting two years for a new pastor, the United Reformed Church of Doon, IA, will have to wait at least a few more months.Doon URC called Simon Lievaart in July of 2010 and Mr. Lievaart successfully sustained his candidacy exam at Classis Central US in September of 2010. For the past six months, the … Continue reading >Doon URC will wait longer for pastor
>Withering Grass, Psalm 102
>Do you feel as weak and fleeting as withering grass? Then you're not alone; you're in company with the author of Psalm 102 and every genuinely repentant sinner in history.My ESV Classis Reference Bible (© 2001 by Crossway Bibles) has at the beginning of Psalm 102 this heading, "Do Not Hide Your Face from Me," … Continue reading >Withering Grass, Psalm 102
>Useful Instrument for God: Interview with Gideon Strauss
>Although I've enjoyed one-on-one, face-to-face conversations with Gideon, this interview was conducted primarily via email. It was published in the February 2, 2011, issue of Christian Renewal.Dr. Gideon Strauss is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Center for Public Justice, Senior Fellow at Cardus, and—until recently—the Editor of Comment magazine. He is a member of … Continue reading >Useful Instrument for God: Interview with Gideon Strauss
>Integrity of Heart, Psalm 101
>David was a sinner. He was a great sinner, committing adultery and murdering the husband of his lover. When the prophet Nathan confronted him with his sin, he confessed his sin and pleaded with God for mercy in Psalm 51.One wonders if David wrote Psalm 101 after that incident. In this psalm, David conveys his … Continue reading >Integrity of Heart, Psalm 101
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