Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents

By Rod Dreher / Sentinel

Aleksandr Solzhenitzyn once noted that people often assume that their democratic government would never submit to totalitarianism---but Dreher says it's happening. Sounding the alarm about the insidious effects of identity politics, surveillance technology, psychological manipulation, and more, he equips contemporary Christian dissidents to see, judge, and act as they fight to resist the erosion of our freedoms. 304 pages, hardcover from Sentinel.

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Thoughts

I really like these short little Psalms. Most of our remaining chapters in the Psalms are very short, with just a few exceptions. I'm sure you know that the Psalms were written as songs, and I can easily see these short ones as songs that became popular to be sung not only in the temple, but as the people went about their days. Don't you have some favorite songs or choruses from your church that you find yourself singing throughout the week? I know I do. 

The headings in our translation for each of these chapters could be the titles of the songs. For chapter 120 the Title is A Cry for Truth and Peace. For chapter 121, it’s The Lord Our Protector.

To be sure, when these were written, they were for much more than just singing at Temple. They were the cry of the writer's heart, but in my imagination I can almost hear a man or a woman sing these to the Lord as they go about their day with the cares of the world weighing them down, or as they celebrate how God has blessed them in one endeavor or another.

Can't you?

Today's Bible Translation

Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 21-22 ERV, Ch. 23 NET, Ch. 24 NKJV

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