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Getting It: The Psalms

“I just don’t get it!”  I wonder how many songs I could download on iTunes if I got a dollar donation for every time I’ve said that while reading the Bible.  The Psalms in particular, all things poetic, have stumped my emotionally stunted software ...

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Chords

"The words on the bone of song were close and small
 And though their tongues were dead I found I knew them all
 In the hieroglyphs of quills and quatrain lines
 Osiris, The fall of Troy, and Auld Lang Syne,
 Kathleen Mauvorneen, Magnificat, Your Cheatin' Heart,
 The chords of a ...

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A Psalm 96 Sunday

A Psalm 96 Sunday Mother’s Day Sunday, our worship gatherings at Deer Park were very special.  I have to say, Sundays are always so valuable in the life of the believer and the community of those who love Jesus.  I have to say it because, perhaps, not every reader is convinced. ...

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Trust is a Gospel Reflex

Trust is a Gospel Reflex It’s hard to trust others with things of great value to us. I remember lending my car to other students during college.  There were always more students without cars than with cars, and so I had this ideal in mind: It’s not my car.  It’s ...

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