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“Spot on Psalms” — Psalm 46: High Anxiety
I think of it as my “radiation psalm.” I took it with me every time I went in for a radiation treatment—reciting it in my
Carol Bechtel
March 29, 2026
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I think of it as my “radiation psalm.” I took it with me every time I went in for a radiation treatment—reciting it in my
We need to imagine ourselves standing beside the person who wrote it. Because with Bible study as with real estate; the three most important words
I’d like to suggest that we try reading Psalm 72 as a kind of rubric against which to evaluate our leaders.
Is it really OK for Christians to pray that their enemies dissolve into slime? I’m pretty sure Psalm 58 wasn’t what Jesus had in mind
Most people wouldn’t go to a fake doctor on purpose. If, heaven forbid, we should end up in the questionable care of a medical imposter,
“Why, O LORD, do you stand far off?” it asks, straight out of the blocks. “Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?” So
Read: Matthew 12:1-8 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the sabbath; his disciples were hungry and they began to pluck heads of
Read: Deuteronomy 5:12-15 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God; you shall not do any work—you, or your son or
Read: Genesis 2:1-3 So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that he had done