Psalm of Psalms

One of a series chronicling a Psalm Pilgrimage. Went to bed Monday evening as a winter storm brewed up the east coast – while another storm brewed in my spirit. I had been looking at word clouds on Pinterest – particularly ones from books of the Bible,...

Psalm Portal, Part III

Reading N.T. Wright’s The Case for the Psalms: Why They Are Essential this morning, I came across the line: …the question is more how we can find our way into their world… (page 6) This is what I’ve been struggling to articulate that happens...

Psalm Portal, Part II

From my Prayer Journal, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 – Advent II Some extraordinary things have been happening with the Psalms, this Advent season. It probably began in earnest when I discovered an instrumental album interpreting Psalm 24 – Lift Up the Gates. That was...

Psalm Portal: Part I

From my Prayer Journal, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 – Advent I Had a breakthrough this am while stumbling on a new/old Psalm find: Ascend – Prayer Instrumentals (meditating on the ten verses of psalm 24 by the contemporary praise band, The Ramp). I already had...

A Question of Translation

The question of translation looms large as I consider next steps in this Psalm pilgrimage. If I have set before me the ultimate goal of memorizing the Psalms through the power of music, I must make a translation decision – and that decision will drive a host of...

Abundant Life Two-Step

I’m reading Brian McLaren’s new book, “The Great Spiritual Migration: How the World’s Largest Religion is Seeking a Better Way to Be Christian.” (I like to think we’re on a pilgrimage, rather than a migration, but that may be...