Psalm of Psalms

by | Mar 15, 2017 | Church, Personal, Psalms, Uncategorized, Worship

One of a series chronicling a Psalm Pilgrimage. Went to bed Monday evening as a winter storm brewed up the east coast – while another storm brewed in my spirit. I had been looking at word clouds on Pinterest – particularly ones from books of the Bible,...

Psalm Portal, Part III

by | Mar 3, 2017 | Church, Learning, Psalms, Worship

Reading N.T. Wright’s The Case for the Psalms: Why They Are Essential this morning, I came across the line: …the question is more how we can find our way into their world… (page 6) This is what I’ve been struggling to articulate that happens...

Psalm Portal, Part II

by | Mar 3, 2017 | Church, Psalms, Worship

From my Prayer Journal, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 – Advent II Some extraordinary things have been happening with the Psalms, this Advent season. It probably began in earnest when I discovered an instrumental album interpreting Psalm 24 – Lift Up the Gates. That was...

Psalm Portal: Part I

by | Mar 3, 2017 | Church, Psalms, Worship

From my Prayer Journal, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 – Advent I Had a breakthrough this am while stumbling on a new/old Psalm find: Ascend – Prayer Instrumentals (meditating on the ten verses of psalm 24 by the contemporary praise band, The Ramp). I already had...

A Question of Translation

by | Feb 21, 2017 | Church, Learning, Psalms, Worship

The question of translation looms large as I consider next steps in this Psalm pilgrimage. If I have set before me the ultimate goal of memorizing the Psalms through the power of music, I must make a translation decision – and that decision will drive a host of...

Abundant Life Two-Step

by | Jan 7, 2017 | Church, Personal, Psalms, Worship

I’m reading Brian McLaren’s new book, “The Great Spiritual Migration: How the World’s Largest Religion is Seeking a Better Way to Be Christian.” (I like to think we’re on a pilgrimage, rather than a migration, but that may be...