Psalm 115 I get easily distracted. I can listen to a song, and half-way through it, have no clue about what the singer is singing. I can be reading a book and I think about something else I could be reading or doing, so I switch. I get started on a project and get lost […]

Psalm 112 The commercial came on during “Gunsmoke.” A certain figure offered God’s prosperity if you ordered his “miracle spring water.” He then had testimonials of people who (allegedly) received large checks or received another such blessing. Another well-known pastor writes “”God is full of grace and mercy and wants us to be healthy, prosperous, […]

Psalm 110 I remember as a child how excited I got when mom and dad said we were getting a new car. There’s something exciting about replacing the old with the new! But that is child’s play compared to the “new” that David looks forward to in this Psalm. It sounds obscure (a priest after […]