Chapter three, entitled “Providence,” comments and expands on second of the Psalms of Ascent, Psalm 121: Psalm 121 The Message (MSG)A Pilgrim Song121 1-2 I look up to the mountains; does my strength come from mountains?No, my strength comes from God, who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.3-4 He won’t let you stumble, your Guardian God won’t fall asleep.Not on your life! Israel’s Guardian … [Read more…]
Talk about the right book at the right time. Two or three times a year I’ll read a book that I feel compelled to talk about with anyone who will listen: my husband before one of us starts snoring for the night, my children while they try to hide from me in their own virtual … [Read more…]
Peterson starts out every chapter after the first one with the Psalm of Ascent that serves as the theme or framework for the chapter. Thus, chapter two begins with Psalm 120, which I’ll reproduce here, using Peterson’s own Message paraphrase: A Pilgrim Song120 1-2 I’m in trouble. I cry to God, desperate for an answer:“Deliver me from the liars, God! They … [Read more…]
Sometimes I’m just in the mood for a well-crafted, engrossing story. (Sometimes I’m not–often, nothing does the trick for me like nonfiction.) This week, though, I needed something to totally suck me in. The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton was just the thing. I was a little leery of giving another Kate Morton a try … [Read more…]
I’m reading the devotional classic A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society by Eugene H. Peterson, and I thought it would be useful for me to blog my way through it as a way to return to regular blogging. I remember the books I write about. It’s as simple as … [Read more…]
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