Psalm

My daughter wants to know. Even as a biblical scholar, I don’t have a good answer.

My daughter wants to know. Even as a biblical scholar, I don’t have a good answer.

My daughter wants to know. Even as a biblical scholar, I don’t have a good answer.

We are called to accompany the bodies we love from birth to death and beyond.

Psalm 4:4 as practical wisdom

On giving Eugene Peterson's The Message another chance

Christ harrows hell, and nowhere are we beyond the hand that holds that harrow.

Reading Psalm 107 aloud, what's most striking are the calls for voice.

I’m throwing in my lot with the poets and painters, the novelists and songwriters.

Unlike Psalm 150, which praises God with abandon just because, our psalmist of the day cites some reasons.

These three stances toward God are the beginning of faith.

These three stances toward God are the beginning of faith.

The golden calf isn’t a terrible idea. It’s just not God’s idea.

The psalter’s wisdom, illuminated from five perspectives

The psalter’s wisdom, illuminated from five perspectives

The psalter’s wisdom, illuminated from five perspectives

Sometimes we can sing in perfected harmony, but there is still something disturbing about our song.

Forgoing congregational singing as a spiritual discipline

Small graces can give us hope—even in the pit.

When we read scripture backward