Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. (Ps. 103:2–5) The degree …
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“Jesus’s Marriage and Yours” by Mike McKinley
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. . . . This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. (Eph. 5:24–25, 32) As we have …
“CHOOSING OUR VOWEL CAREFULLY” by Timothy Shorey
What happens when two people meet over coffee or come face-to-face in conversation or in conflict? Here is a still more pressing question: what should happen? Are there oughts and ought nots that should govern how we listen and talk? The answer that we choose hinges on what we think it means to be human. …
“God Extends an Invitation” by Lauren Whitman
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. (Ps. 62:8) Think about the last time you received an invitation. Maybe it was an invitation to dinner at a friend’s house, a birthday party, or a wedding. Whatever the event, it is nice to …
Five Good Reasons to Read Hymns as Poems by Leland Ryken
Reading hymns as devotional poems is not a novel idea. Until the 1870s, hymn books were small, portable, word-only books three inches by five inches in size. They were daily companions to school and office and used in private and family devotions in the home. By providence, I have become a spokesman for reclaiming the …