Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 1: Psalm 8
Psalms of Orientation: Psalm 104 Being a Christian in modern times isn’t easy. We’re immersed in a culture doing its level best to convinces us we are simultaneously the center of the universe and yet so horribly imperfect that the only solution is to Buy...
Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 1: Psalm 8
Moving onto the Psalms from our Lord’s Prayer series is refreshing for me. Refreshing because I think we find something we were missing. Whereas the Lord’s Prayer is formal and formulaic (addressing God as, Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy...
Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 1: Psalm 8
A Reflection on Psalm 104 My daughter and I recently returned from a ten day road trip to the Wild Goose Festival in Shakori Hills, North Carolina. Twenty hours through seven states. The curving landscapes with shades of color hitting morning, noon and evening light...
Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 1: Psalm 8
One of my favorite places to visit is the Abbey of Gethsemani where Thomas Merton lived as a Trappist monk. The abbey is only about an hour’s drive from my house and I try to get down there at least once a month. I have had the privilege of playing concerts...
Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 1: Psalm 8
The Book of Psalms has historically been the single most important book of the Old Testament for Christians. In the gospels, Jesus cites the Psalms more than any other book of scripture. Paul quotes them extensively, especially in the Book of Romans. Medieval monks...
