by Timothy Shorey | Nov 28, 2020 | Songs and Psalmody
Devotional Psalm 18, which has moved from confidence in God to cries for justice now ends on a high note; a celebration of victory and deliverance by the sovereign hand of God. It also ends with a distinctly Messianic crescendo, as the final verses anticipate the...
by Timothy Shorey | Nov 25, 2020 | Biblical Studies, The Christian Life, Theology
Talking about Holiness Robert Murray McCheyne was a 19th century pastor noted for his personal holiness. In his devotional meditations, which are fragrant with the love of Christ, he reflects that he would glorify God most, and serve others best “by attaining the most...
by Timothy Shorey | Nov 21, 2020 | Songs and Psalmody
Reading: Psalm 18:31-42 Cardiphonia:* Having expressed his simple faith in Psalm 18:1-6, God’s powerful response in Psalm 18:7-19, and then again his confidence in God’s vindicating deliverance in Psalm 18:20-29, David (who represents his future son, Jesus) now...
by Timothy Shorey | Nov 17, 2020 | The Christian Life, Youth
Zits, Bullies, and Sea Gulls Junior high wasn’t fun for me. Kids loved to mock my thirteen-year-old 6’4″ clumsy, weirdly-put-together body. On top of my much-larger-than-average body was a much-bigger-than-average head, covered with a...
by Timothy Shorey | Nov 14, 2020 | Songs and Psalmody
Reading: Psalm 18:20-30 (suggested to review 1-19) (No Spurgeon quote) Cardiphonia:* In this third section of Psalm 18, the mood changes again as the sacred hymn-writer expounds the final thought of the previous section: the Lord’s delight in his children. In Psalm...
