Psalm 103: When you count your blessings
Ever wonder what life would be like without the Lord? If sins kept piling up on our shoulders? If life’s problems were pushing our faces into the dirt? If death…
Psalm 91: When God lifts you up on his lap
Her little hand swatted my newspaper aside. “Grandpa, I talking to you,” she said. My granddaughter wanted to climb up on my lap and tell me something important. I was…
Psalm 4: When you draw nearer to the end
Times were tough for King David. His son Absalom had started a civil war, trying to wrest the kingdom from his father. The rebel forces had even forced David to…
Psalm 42: When you ask, “Where is God when I’m hurting?”
Do you know any super Christians, believers whose faith never stumbles on the road of life? But what about when the washouts and rockslides occur? Then we find out just…
Psalm 32: When you need forgiveness
What kind of sinner are you? Do you consider yourself mildly sinful, at least not as bad as others? Or do you realize how serious each sin is and what…
Psalm 130: When rocks fall
“DANGER! Falling Rocks!” the sign said. We were traveling down a secondary road alongside a steep cliff in the mountains of Colorado. What should we do? Turn the car engine…
Psalms for the seasons of life: A preview
Next month Forward in Christ will start a new Bible reading series focused on the book of Psalms. Over six months we will read the book from start to finish.…
Moments with missionaries: Joel Nitz
Strawberry fields forever in Vietnam “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” (Psalm 119:103). Despite COVID-19 restrictions and obstacles, our mission to the…
A hymn for all ages
It is not too often that a third-grade boy is impressed by a hymn as long and deep as “Behold a Host, Arrayed in White” (Christian Worship 550). My Lutheran…