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1 Chronicles 29, Psalm 137, Luke 9:51-62, 1 Thessalonians 2:10-21 Psalm 137: This is perhaps the most infamous of what are called the “imprecatory” psalms—that is, psalms that pray for God’s judgment, sometimes in brutal detail, against sinful people. Why is there this tone in the Psalms? Many answers have been given, including some suggestion (parallel with C.S. Lewis’ in his reflections on the Psalms) that the tone and style of these psalms indicated a spirituality that was perhaps not worthy of New Testament Christianity. Two preliminary, if brief, points need to be made. First, the Psalms have what you might call a “therapeutic” function. That is, they are what a commentator called “psalmno-therapy.” They are designed to allow the disciple, in the security of his covenant relationship with God, to let God know how he really feels. Whether those feelings are legitimate, worthy, ideal, or not is often unclear in these situations—or at least not specified. For the point is not to…
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How Easter Can Change Your Life
By Josh Moody |
If I were to ask you whether going through this Easter weekend will change your life, what would you say? For many of us, we are so familiar with the stories and have been through the Good Friday to Easter Sunday routine so often that it becomes hard to believe that it will have any…
The Times They Are A-Changin’. Again.
By Josh Moody |
“The times they are a-changin’.” So sang Bob Dylan. “Change” was a prophetic theme when the song first came out. And change is upon us once more, albeit this time a different kind of change. The times they are a-changin’. Ever since the 1960s, America – and I suppose most of the quote-unquote “Western World”…
Endless Joy
By Josh Moody |
Today’s article is an excerpt from The Joy of Jesus: 25 Devotional Readings for Christmas by Josh Moody, published by Christian Focus Publishers, 2024. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. –John 3:16 What better summary…
