Read Psalm 89 If you're a child of the 80's, like I was, then you would instantly know a guy known only by his last name... MacGyver. He's the fictional character from the show bearing his name. MacGyver was a military guy who carried a Swiss Army knife everywhere he went instead of a gun. […]
Read Psalm 87-88 William Cowper was an english poet and hymn writer from the 1700’s who struggled with depression his entire life. He had to learn to fully trust in God’s plans for his life. And out of that journey he wrote his most famous hymn, “God moves in a mysterious way”. If you get […]
Read Psalm 85-86 In "The Wounded Healer", Henri Nouwen retells a tale from ancient India: Four royal brothers decided each to master a special ability. Time went by, and the brothers met to reveal what they had learned. "I have mastered a science," said the first, "by which I can take but a bone of some creature […]
Read Psalm 83-84 There once was a man who attended church one week and became increasingly upset with the sermon. So after the the service was over he went to talk to the pastor. He said, "Pastor, you really need to do something about your messages. Every time I come, you speak on the same […]
Read Psalm 81-82 I remember when I was ten years old and it was Christmas time and I so badly wanted the Coleco Donkey Kong Tabletop Arcade game. When my dad would go off to work, there was about a half hour gap before I had to catch the school bus. And so when he'd leave, […]
Read Psalm 79-80 The older I get the more I dislike winter. I don't mind winter in December. It goes well with Christmas. But I live in Northern Indiana. And it's cold and snowy in January, February, and March. I've even seen it snow in April here. That's just wrong. I so miss the sun those […]
Read Psalm 78 In 1948 Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of England, gave a speech to the House of Commons, which included these famous words: "Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it." The world had just been through World War II and the evils of Nazi Germany. Fitting words for the times. […]
Read Psalm 76-77 In pop culture there have been many songs about remembering the past, about the memories of better days. One of the more popular songs was by Barbra Streisand called "Memory". Here's a portion of the lyrics: "Memory, all alone in the moonlight. I can dream of the old days. Life was beautiful […]
Read Psalm 74-75 One of my sons had an obsession with Bigfoot when he was little. He was convinced that there really was a creature, also known as Sasquatch, roaming the forests of North America. I haven't asked him, but who knows, maybe he still believes in Bigfoot! Another popular creature, whom many have claimed to have seen over […]
Read Psalm 72-73 Perception isn't always reality. One Sunday morning a father was on the subway not paying attention to his two kids who were running all over the place. A lady also on the subway got increasingly more annoyed. She thought to herself, "Why doesn't this dad take care of his kids? They're bothering […]
