Praise is one of the most human things we can do, and one of the most godly things we can do - it is the default stance of the Psalms. And so in this Psalm, we join the Psalmist in his calling the whole earth to praise the living and true God, because of his greatness and his graciousness.

Have you ever felt like God is far away? Have you wondered if he remembers you? Have you prayed and wondered if anyone hears you? In psalms 42 & 43 we have a prayer of longing for God’s presence. It’s a song to sing in the darkness; it’s a song that we all need to sing in some seasons of our lives. How does this song help us to connect with God through dark times — to find what we so desperately need to survive — and even to grow more deeply connected to him through them?

Have you ever felt like God is far away? Have you wondered if he remembers you? Have you prayed and wondered if anyone hears you? In psalms 42 & 43 we have a prayer of longing for God’s presence. It’s a song to sing in the darkness; it’s a song that we all need to sing in some seasons of our lives. How does this song help us to connect with God through dark times — to find what we so desperately need to survive — and even to grow more deeply connected to him through them?

When your world collapses around you, the nearly overwhelming temptation is to panic. Ps 46 knows all about such a moment, and not only calls us to a fierce fearlessness, but gives us the spiritual resources to do that. Learn from his wisdom.

When your world collapses around you, the nearly overwhelming temptation is to panic. Ps 46 knows all about such a moment, and not only calls us to a fierce fearlessness, but gives us the spiritual resources to do that. Learn from his wisdom.

Christians are called to live in a beautiful peaceableness - and that will require the special ministry of leadership and the general ministry of encouragement. Be inspired by Paul’s vision of a community of peace.

Christians are called to live in a beautiful peaceableness - and that will require the special ministry of leadership and the general ministry of encouragement. Be inspired by Paul’s vision of a community of peace.

Death stalks everything, and eventually claims everything. Does that mean that death wins? Christians grieve in the face of death’s power, but they don’t grieve without hope. Hear the Apostle Paul teach us how to have hope even in the face of death.

Death stalks everything, and eventually claims everything. Does that mean that death wins? Christians grieve in the face of death’s power, but they don’t grieve without hope. Hear the Apostle Paul teach us how to have hope even in the face of death.

We live in a pleasure/pain culture: what’s pleasurable is good, what’s painful is bad. Paul’s call to holiness in 1 Thessalonians 4 — to seek to please God more and more by living his way, even when it’s hard — doesn’t make much sense in a culture like ours. But what if pleasing God also brings pleasure? Paul believes it does, and shows us how pleasing God helps us to understand and express our sexual desires.