Today’s Word
Two Will Do
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. Psalm 139:2 NASB Understand– If God “knows” everything about me, then why do we also read, “You understand”? Isn’t knowing and understanding pretty much the same thing? As it turns out, in Hebrew these two ideas are different, and the difference is precisely…
Thought Police
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. Psalm 139:2 NASB Thought– God knows it all, right? He knows every thought you have, every fleeting desire, every inclination, every unvoiced declaration. We all agree. God knows us—perhaps better than we know ourselves. After all, He is the omniscient external observer in…
The Labyrinth
O Lord, You have searched me and known me. Psalm 139:1 NASB Searched– Does anyone really know you? Do you really know yourself? If the research into personality and identity formation is correct, we would be inclined to answer both of these questions with, “No.” There are some really good reasons why this is the case. First, really being…
A SUMMARY 2018
On this last day to the Gregorian calendar, it’s good to reflect on what has happened since the beginning of this year. First, I want to tell you about the amazing success story of Children Under the Bridge. This year we have grown from the original 35 children to about 200. We started skills training…
A Psalm of Contradiction
“Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may smile again before I depart and am no more.” Psalm 39:13 NASB Away from– The end of David’s autobiographical, public revelation is just as counter-intuitive as the beginning. Having reached the point of a desperate cry for mercy, and an identification with YHVH estranged from creation, we expect David to…
The Wrong Preposition
“Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; do not be silent at my tears; for I am a stranger with You, a sojourner like all my fathers.” Psalm 39:12 NASB Stranger with You– David’s short autobiography is coming to an end. It is coming to the only end possible: a cry for mercy. “Hear my…
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