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August 24 Praying the Psalms: Reflections on Psalm 69
Thomas B. Griffith reflects on Psalm 69 and the difficult psalms of complaint and vengeance, exploring how honest, inherited prayers can deepen discipleship, reshape the heart, and strengthen a believer’s relationship with God.
11 min
August 17 Prayer for Every Weather: Reflections on Psalms 1–2, 8, 19–33, 40, 46
Kim Matheson reflects on the Psalms as prayers for every human season, showing how lament, fear, anger, gratitude, and praise can all draw us toward God.
9 min
August 10 The Theology of Bristlecone Pines: Reflections on Job
Steve Peck reflects on Job, suffering, creation, and ancient bristlecone pines to consider how God’s world can humble, unsettle, and enlarge our search for meaning.
16 min
August 03 For Such a Time as This: Reflections on Esther
Rosalynde Welch reflects on Esther through a 1985 Relief Society performance by her mother, showing how scripture takes on new meaning as each generation interprets, performs, and applies it to its own time.
9 min
July 27 Once Lost, Religious Authority Is Hard to Rebuild: Reflections on Ezra and Nehemiah
Rosalynde Welch examines Ezra and Nehemiah as a story of rebuilding religious authority through scripture, covenant renewal, temple worship, and the people’s renewed trust in God.
13 min
July 20 On Bended Rules: Reflections on 2 Chronicles 14–20; 26; 30
Morgan Davis reflects on Uzziah, Hezekiah, and Passover to explore the difference between prideful presumption and humble covenant-seeking when imperfect circumstances complicate obedience.
8 min
July 06 A Prophet Named Huldah: Reflections on 2 Kings 16–25
Morgan Davis reflects on the prophet Huldah’s crucial role in 2 Kings 22, where her prophetic witness confirmed the authority of the rediscovered book of the law and helped shape Josiah’s reforms. Though often overlooked, Huldah stands as a significant figure in the formation of biblical faith and sacred history.
12 min
July 06 What Are Miracles For? Reflections on 2 Kings 2–7
In this essay on 2 Kings 2–7, Philip Barlow reflects on Elisha’s miracles and asks what miracles are for, how we should understand them, and what place they ought to have in a life of faith.
14 min
June 29 Zeal and the Still Small Voice: Reflections on 1 Kings 12–13; 17–22
Morgan Davis reflects on Elijah’s encounter with the still small voice in 1 Kings 19, exploring how God’s quiet instruction challenges zeal, violence, and spiritual overconfidence. In a world often drawn to loudness and certainty, Elijah’s story invites us to listen again for the voice of perfect mildness.
14 min
June 25 Lessons From Life’s Complex Stories: Reflections on 2 Samuel 11–12
Avram Richard Shannon reflects on the complex story of David, Bath-sheba, and Uriah, inviting readers to seek moral and spiritual lessons from scripture without oversimplifying the lives of real people.
7 min