Monthly Archives: August 2011

Today’s reading winds up the longest chapter in the Bible, Psalm 119, which holds 176 verses of praise for God’s word. It has been, I think you have seen, a tour de force of devotion, teaching, and prayer on the … Continue reading →

We all would like to have an advantage, an edge, a leg up. Did you ever think about God’s word as that advantage? It is, and the reading today talks about it — and more. Your commandments make me wiser … Continue reading →

Another example of how faithful men have bent every effort to have and hand down God’s holy word is the Dead Sea Scrolls. Rightfully fearful of a Roman army that would have had no respect for the Scriptures, a Jewish … Continue reading →

This picture is (I was told) one of the oldest known complete copies of the Gospel of Mark. We have such incredibly easy access to God’s word that we often take it for granted, but Christians and Jews spent incredible … Continue reading →

I’m impressed, and I hope you are, at the way that Psalm 119 looks at so many aspects of God’s word and its application to our lives. That is, in fact, another of the reasons for this alphabet acrostic style … Continue reading →

Today we begin a study of the longest chapter in the whole Bible, Psalm 119. There are 176 verses in this psalm and it’s all focused on one topic, praise of God’s word. Now, you may ask, “Why in the … Continue reading →

In earlier psalms there was a bunch of pleas to the LORD for help and deliverance from enemies and persecutors. Today’s psalms are a comforting layer of reported rescue and deliverance — this is the sort of stuff that helps … Continue reading →

As some of you know, who live in New England, I’m hoping to launch a school of sorts for Christian leadership, the Gander Brook Center for Christian Leadership. By “a school of sorts” I mean that it is a place … Continue reading →