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Some of you know my family and I lived in California before we moved to Washington. But few of you know we also used to live in New Jersey. As a matter of fact, all three of our daughters were born there. One summer, my wife’s very good friend from Taiwan came to visit, and she brought along her two daughters. Then one day, out of the kindness of my heart (or my own lunacy), I decided to let my…

This Sunday we will continue in our Psalms series. What a rich book! I hope you have enjoyed the depth and the diversity of this glorious book. Even more than that, the variety of these Psalms show us the depth and beauty of the God who is revealed in them. Up to this point we have heard from the psalms of wisdom, honest lament, trust, and even a messianic/kingly psalm. (Try to guess which psalm is what between Psalm 1,…

Do you enjoy reading the Book of Psalms? I wish I could say yes, but I cannot; it is hard for me. Poetry, any poetry, is hard for me and the Psalms are saturated with poetry. I have to work harder than everybody else to understand the Psalms. But I know many people who really like the Psalms. I am amazed many of my friends know the Psalms really well. Sometimes when it is my turn to lead the Tuesday…

Last week in Psalm 2 we took a close look at the rebellious nature of the nations who have set themselves in active rebellion against God, the True King who loves them. This week in Psalm 3 we find that the rebellion has come home to House of the King. In this third Song of the King we find our first Psalm of David. It is a Psalm of Lament, a song of tears, in which we find King David…