Our reading schedule will continue through the Book of Psalms throughout June. We’ll begin the month with one of the best-known Psalms (“The LORD is my shepherd…”) and end it with David’s declaration of the coming Christ (“The LORD says to my Lord…”). Many of the Psalms are brief, compared to other chapters in the Bible, and it can be tempting to…

And Jesus said, “Come!” To all mothers and all children: he said, “Come!” to the motherless and the childless: he said, “Come!” to all who long to be mothered: he said, “Come! Come unto me all ye who labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and…

To pray or not to pray was not a question King David struggled with. David wrote in Psalm 55:17, “Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear my voice.” Persistence was one of David’s goals when it came to prayer – is it one of ours? Do we even have a goal? When is…