Your sleep is sacred, and with God as your defender, you can lie down and rest, unafraid. Whether it’s a disturbing nightmare or a spiritual attack during sleep, the Psalms offer comforting words to ...

Insomnia. Truly no fun at all: the mind runs while the body lies paralyzed worrying about the bills, the kids, the new catalytic converter for the car, and the sad state of human affairs—the whole lot ...

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What a gift to receive a heap of books on the Psalms in this time when it’s hard to know how to pray. They arrived in the mail just before the pandemic and the world’s shock at American policing ...

I love the honesty and unfiltered emotion of the Psalms. They have a timeless quality about them that still resonates in our 21st-century hearts. The Psalms also teach us a particular way of speaking ...

The Psalms show us how to faithfully protest to God. After I was diagnosed with cancer five years ago, I returned to the Book of Psalms anew. I started to pray with psalms that I had merely read ...

Probably the most recognizable psalm in popular media and song is Psalm 23 (the Greek numbering is 22). The words inspire a trust in God the protector and caregiver, who leads his sheep through life ...

An overview of the historical background and theology of Psalms to help you develop your sermon series and apply it to your hearers. The Psalms are the words of people to God that have become the Word ...