Psalm 84 I looked up on Google to see what people would say they long for. I typed in the phrase I could just die for and came up with these items. a frappuccino a fried shrimp plate a strawberry daiquiri some good chapati a certain bakery’s sugar cookie, lemon zest, or snickerdoodle that smile…
Psalm 73 I hate traveling. You have to pack and struggle to stay under the weight limit for baggage. Then you have to lug your bags to the airport and begin standing in line. After inching your way forward to the front of the line, you finally have your boarding ticket and now you go…
Psalm 55 My mother had the kind of personality that valued loyalty above all else. The worst thing that could happen to her was for someone she trusted to betray her trust. This is why the family fight over my grandfather’s business was so devastating to her. She moved with my father to his family’s…
Psalm 51 Is church a place for saints or for sinners? Who are we? Are we saints or are we sinners? There are four possibilities for us with this choice. We can be saints. We can be sinners. We can be saints and sinners at the same time. Or we can be neither saints nor…
Psalm 42 / 43 In Numbers 16 there is an account of a power struggle that took place between Moses and some of the community leaders of the Israelites. Korah, Dathan and Abiram decided that it was not fair that Aaron and his sons were the head priests. Korah, Dathan and Abiram were responsible for…