The Book of Psalms, or the Psalter, is often where most people go for comfort and guidance in the Bible. This chapter of the Old Testament includes 150 songs and poems written by David, Solomon, Moses, Asaph, the sons of Korah, Heman, and Ethan. In the new book, Spurgeon and the Psalms, publisher Thomas Nelson (Maclaren Series) has adapted short devotions from Charles H. Spurgeon’s The Treasury of David: An Original Exposition of the Book of Psalms…in Three Volumes before each of the 150 Psalms in the New King James Version (NKJV).
poetry
Whatever it Takes [poem]
It’s easy to put work first, to put our family first, and sometimes to put our friends, ministries, and even ourselves first. What doesn’t come easy is doing whatever it takes to put our faith first. This poem was inspired by my pastor’s sermon on pursuing God in the New Year.
Come On In [Poem]
Come in. Come on in. I’m right here. The door is open.
Dwell [Poem]
I sit here craving your presence I close my eyes hoping to feel you close All the things I busy myself with Seem to pull me further away.
Christmas Claustrophobia [Poem]
I wrote this poem, Christmas Claustrophobia, while raising three small children in a small 1100 square foot house. Each Christmas I would dread all the “stuff” from the decorations to the gifts because I enjoy a clutter-free home . . . which is somewhat of a distant memory.
Stand Still
There are no minutes
There are no days
Time etches on
lengthening, stayed.
Can’t get it back
No clutch and release
Hold tight, run through
Sandy grains, indeed.
