I must confess there’s a bit of sleight of hand in this blog post’s title. It really isn’t about trying not to be thankful. It’s about making sure that our gratitude is not half-hearted, absent, or sporadic but rather is genuine, humble, and regular. These three qualities—sincerity, humility, and consistency—resonate like notes in sweet harmony…
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Written by Dr. Robert Smith, Beeson Divinity School General Editor: Explore the Bible Summer 2017 – Psalms The Psalter is the songbook of the Scriptures, meant to make our hearts and our mouths sing the praises of God and lament the brokenness of the world. C.S. Lewis says, “The most valuable thing the Psalms do…
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An old photograph hangs on the wall of my office. Taken in 1959, when I was barely a year old, the black and white photo shows my father sitting at his desk in the pastor’s study. On his desk are an open Bible and a world globe. I love this photo because it captures the…
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In a world before we could get information at the speed of a click, people memorized stuff. At school I memorized poetry passages. At church I memorized Bible passages. Two passages that I committed to memory back in the day were Psalm 1 and Robert Frost’s iconic poem “The Road Not Taken.” Today I can…
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https://vimeo.com/218507503 This quarter, we collaborated with Lifeway Worship to put 3 of these Psalms to music and give the arrangements away for free! Sing the Psalms as you study them. For free mp3’s, PDF’s of the worship arrangements, and lyric videos, visit lifeway.com/psalms. Let Tommy Walker, Mike Harland, Chamel Evans, and Jesse Campbell lead your…
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