Psalm

Thirst
Commentary on Psalm 63:1-8

In a recent gathering, one of my students led a guided meditation. She asked us [...]

Thirst
Commentary on Psalm 63:1-8

Psalm 63 offers minimal words for a minimal place where experience is anything but minimal. [...]

Two Sons
Commentary on Psalm 32

What does it mean to be counted as blessed? How might we know? The psalmist here weaves [...]

Two-Fold
Commentary on Psalm 126

Cyrus, a Persian emperor, ruled Babylonia from 538-530 B.C. His military victories put him in control of [...]

Two-Fold
Commentary on Psalm 126

Psalm 126 is a community song of trust or confidence that skillfully employs metaphor to proclaim God [...]

Entry into the City
Commentary on Psalm 31:9-16

Three psalms in particular have served as a treasure trove of evocative imagery for the [...]

Entry into the City
Commentary on Psalm 31:9-16

We enter Holy Week hearing “Hosannas” from the crowd and move from triumphal entry into [...]

Crucifixion
Commentary on Psalm 22

Psalm 22 is a prayer of complaint that, perhaps more than any psalm, serves as a link [...]

Crucifixion
Commentary on Psalm 22

Psalm 22 is a prayer of complaint that, perhaps more than any psalm, serves as a link [...]

Crucifixion
Commentary on Psalm 22

This is one of the Bible’s saddest texts, appropriately read by Christians on Good Friday, the saddest [...]