Tag: Enemies
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The Gift of Enemies
The first prayer-proper in the Psalms (Ps. 3) is a not a praise or thanksgiving. It’s a cry for help, “O Lord, how many are my foes!” In the Psalms–the prayer book of God’s people–enemies are everywhere. Out of 150 chapters, there are only 7 confession or penitential psalms. There are upwards of 68 psalms […]
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What Kind of Peace on Earth?
Full disclosure: I love Christmas songs. I especially love Christmas hymns. One of my favorites is “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” by Henry Longfellow. The first verse goes like this: I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, […]
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Pour Out Your Indignation Upon Them
I was in the Twin Cities area this weekend and on Saturday I had the privilege of visiting Bethlehem Baptist in downtown Minneapolis to hear John Piper preach. He’s preaching through a series of Psalms right now and this past week he spoke on chapter 69. You can read or listen to the sermon here. […]
JAMES PRUCH 