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Psalm 118 is the last psalm in a group of six psalms in Book Five known as the “the Egyptian Hallel” (Psalms 113-118), psalms that are used in present-day Jewish life at the Passover meal (...)

The Gospel reading for this Sunday picks up the story of Jesus after the resurrection. The disciples are gathered together somewhere in Jerusalem. Suddenly Jesus is in their midst. He greets them saying “Peace be (...)

Psalm 98 is the fifth psalm in a group of six psalms in Book Four of the Psalter known as the Enthronement Psalms (Psalms 93, 95-99). The Enthronement Psalms celebrate the reign of God as (...)

Ecological activist and author Bill McKibben suggests that “environmental devastation stands as the single great crisis of our time, surpassing and encompassing all others.”1 If he is correct or even close to being correct, then (...)

Psalm 130 is the eleventh of the fifteen Songs of Ascents in Book Five of the Psalter (Psalms 120-134). These psalms are most likely songs that ancient Israelite pilgrims sang as they made their way (...)

Just as sheep need a shepherd to guide and protect them, the people of Israel need responsible leaders to provide for them. Wise leadership matters. Jeremiah 23:1-6, which concerns shepherds and their sheep, was chosen (...)

With the concluding verses of Psalm 34, the author has returned to the subject matter with which he began, namely the suffering from which God delivered him (verse 4).1 Along the way, as we saw (...)

Psalm 146 opens a collection of five hallelujah psalms at the end of the book of Psalms (146-150).1 Each of these psalms begins and ends by encouraging everyone to “praise the LORD!” which is the (...)

Psalm 146 opens a collection of five hallelujah psalms at the end of the book of Psalms (146-150). Each of these psalms begins and ends by encouraging everyone to “praise the LORD!” which is the (...)

Perhaps you’ve heard the old saw, “Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh” (or something like that).1 If making plans of our own (presumably in the face of God’s plans for (...)