A column featuring meditations on all 150 Psalms. Began in 2002, concluded in 2019.
March 01, 2013
Psalm 110 Psalm Category: Royal Psalm Central Thought: The same Jesus who came to die for us is now reigning over all things for His glory and our ...
January 31, 2013
After he had served Northampton Church for 24 years, the congregation voted to dismiss Jonathan Edwards from his ministry among them. He had endured ...
November 01, 2012
Psalm 108 Psalm Category: Praise & Thanksgiving Central Thought: The Lord leads the Christian into spiritual warfare. It’s hard to find a ...
Ian Wise | September 26, 2012
Psalm Category: Song of Thanksgiving Central Thought: The Christian has more reason to thank God than any other person on earth. Psalm 107 A ...
July 30, 2012
Psalm 106 Psalm Category: Psalm of Remembrance Central Thought: Remembering our sin and Christ’s salvation is essential to knowing present ...
June 01, 2012
Man has never been very good at keeping his word. Whether talking about business contracts, marriage, politics, or any other area of life, we see the ...
April 13, 2012
Bless the Lord for Creation! A Summary of Psalm 104 Psalm Category: Hymn of Praise Central Thought: Contemplating God’s creation leads the ...
Ian Wise | January 01, 2012
A well-known Christian speaker once commented on how many letters he receives in which Christians complain against God. They’re disappointed in ...
December 07, 2011
A recent World magazine article was titled, “Darker Times: Fantasy novels about bleak futures are the rage among teenage readers.” In the ...
November 07, 2011
In the early days of his administration, the mayor of one of the United States’ largest cities made this statement: “There is no ...
Gordon Keddie | October 01, 2011
Do you remember times when you literally shouted for joy? I remember shouting for joy–and jumping up and down–with 60,000 other Scots one ...
Gordon Keddie | September 01, 2011
A common objection to the sovereignty of God is the perennially wretched state of the world: “If God is good, why do bad things happen?” ...
Gordon Keddie | August 01, 2011
The Scots Covenanter David Dickson comments that “This psalm is an exhortation…to rejoice and bless the Lord for Christ’s coming to ...
July 01, 2011
Psalm 97 Psalm Category: Royal Psalm Central Thought: God and His kingdom are glorious and give joy to His people’s hearts. Years ago, I spotted ...
June 01, 2011
Psalm 96 Psalm Category: A Royal Psalm Central Thought: “Glory is due to Him who comes to judge the earth” (Andrew A Bonar, Christ and His ...
May 01, 2011
Mention “the Rock” in some younger circles and the name of Dwayne Johnson, former pro-wrestler and star of action movies, may come up. Older folks ...
March 01, 2011
Psalm 94 Psalm Category: Community Song of Lament Central Thought: God is the refuge of the righteous, who are saved by His grace. The godless have ...
February 01, 2011
Psalm 93 Psalm Category: A Royal Psalm Central thought: God is in charge in our world, however bad it may look at times; and He reigns over all to ...
January 01, 2011
The theme of this psalm is particularly challenging when we are confronted by difficult and painful circumstances. “It is good to give thanks to the ...
December 16, 2010
Psalm Category: Wisdom Psalm Central Thought: God so loves His people that He will bring them home through all their trials to enjoy His salvation in ...