by Timothy Shorey | Aug 1, 2020 | Songs and Psalmody
“This Psalm is commonly known as the first of the Penitential Psalms, (the other six are 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143) and certainly its language well becomes the lip of a penitent, for it expresses at once the sorrow, (verses 3, 6, 7), the humiliation (verses 2 and 4),...
by Timothy Shorey | Jul 29, 2020 | The Christian Life
Long, long ago I read Fair Sunshine: Martyrs in the Early Scottish Church, which chronicles the martyrdom of 17th century Scottish believers; among whom was John Nisbet. When authorities promised to spare John’s life if he would deny his faith, he offered this bold...
by Timothy Shorey | Jul 25, 2020 | Songs and Psalmody
“There are two sorts of prayers—those expressed in words, and the unuttered longings which abide as silent meditations… David, we observe, uses both modes of prayer, and craves for the one a hearing, and for the other a consideration. What an expressive word!...
by Timothy Shorey | Jul 23, 2020 | Cultural and Biblical Justice, The Christian Life
So did you see the recently reported Joe Biden quote? I’ve seen it shared on Facebook several times. Here’s what he said: “I wish we taught more in our schools about the Islamic faith.” Yeah—that’ll work some red-blooded American Evangelicals into a lather. Talk...
by Timothy Shorey | Jul 18, 2020 | Songs and Psalmody
“Sweet Evening Hymn! [The psalmist says] I shall not sit up to watch through fear, but I will lie down; and then I will not lie awake listening to every rustling sound, but I will lie down in peace and sleep, for I have [nothing] to fear…Better than bolts or bars is...
