Read Psalm 34-35 Charles Blondin was a French tightrope walker from the 1800s. One time while touring the United States he took a tight rope over 1,000 feet across the Niagara Falls. He walked across it to the roar of the crowd. He then he walked across it blindfolded and then he walked across it […]
Read Psalm 32-33 A little boy visiting his grandparents was given his first slingshot. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit his target. As he came back to Grandma's back yard, he spied her pet duck. On an impulse he took aim and let fly. The stone hit the duck and it […]
Read Psalm 31 The other day I spoke at a church in Michigan. I had pastored in the area a number of years ago. And as I began to teach, I saw a friend I had been on staff with many years ago. I was so excited she came to hear me speak. I was […]
Read Psalm 29-30 I'm sure you've heard the expression, "When life gives you lemons make lemonade". But do you know where the phrase came from? Many modern authors attribute the expression to Dale Carnegie who used the term in a book he wrote in 1948. But a form of the phrase was actually used back […]
Read Psalm 27-28 The story is told of a farmer in a Midwestern state who had a strong disdain for “religious” things. As he plowed his field on Sunday morning, he would shake his fist at the church people who passed by on their way to worship. October came and the farmer had his finest […]
Read Psalm 25-26 The title of this devotional is taken from the 1970's song by Paul Simon. The song tells the story of three different individuals who drifted away from the dreams they had for their lives. Their dreams went "Slip Slidin' Away". It's interesting that a catchy song would have such a sad message […]
Read Psalm 23-24 Have you noticed we seem to have a leadership crisis in our world? There is a lot of distrust in leadership today. Harvey Weinstein, the founder of Miramax Pictures and Academy Award producer, was recently ousted from his own company for allegations of sexual harassment, assault and rape. The leader of North […]
Read Psalm 21-22 Victor Hugo powerfully described the battle of Sedan, where the German army conquered the French in 1870. He wrote: "In the midst of the terrible plain I saw thee, O Thou Invisible One." Oliver Cromwell once wrote: "What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has […]
Read Psalm 19-20 The "Chairman of the Board", "Ol' Blue Eyes", the "Sultan of Swoon". The one and only Frank Sinatra. So many iconic songs. But one of my favorites goes like this... "Love and marriage, love and marriage, go together like a horse and carriage. This I tell ya, brother, you can't have one […]
Read Psalm 18 Paderewski, the famous Polish pianist, was once scheduled to perform at a great American concert hall. In the audience was a mother with her fidgety nine-year-old son. Weary of waiting, the boy slipped away from her side. Without much notice from the audience, he sat down at the piano of the great […]
