Thirsty Thursday- Ockham’s Razor Psalm 117
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Thirsty Thursday- Ockham’s Razor Psalm 117

Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord. (Psalm 117)  “Ockham’s Razor” On September 3, 2012 Sir Richard Branson–the famous entrepreneur and founder of the Virgin Group enterprise—created a buzz in the tech world when he tweeted “Complexity is your enemy. Any fool...

Thirsty Thursday- Call Me Psalm 116
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Thirsty Thursday- Call Me Psalm 116

I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow. Then I called on the name of the Lord: “Lord, save me!” (Psalm 116:1-4) “Call...

Thirsty Thursday- Knock-Offs and Counterfeits Psalm 115
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Thirsty Thursday- Knock-Offs and Counterfeits Psalm 115

  Why do the nations say, “Where is their God?”  Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him. But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands. They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. They have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell. They have hands, but cannot feel,...

Thirsty Thursday- Valuable Memories Psalm 114
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Thirsty Thursday- Valuable Memories Psalm 114

When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back. The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. (Psalm 114:1-4) Valuable Memories My wife Heidi is great at making memories. Not only have we shared countless memorable moments...

Thirsty Thursday- The Privilege of Poverty? Psalm 113
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Thirsty Thursday- The Privilege of Poverty? Psalm 113

  Who is like the Lord our God, the One who sits enthroned on high, who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth? He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes, with the princes of his people. He settles the childless woman in her home as a...