Prayer

Psalm 20 — Poetry with Power

  • We can learn so much about prayer from this extraordinary Psalm, and what gives David so much confidence that he will be heard.
  • On the one hand the equisite beauty and balance of the Psalm thrilled me,
  • and on the other hand it has really helped give me confidence in knowing how to pray as I see what the Psalm is doing.

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The Shocking Story of Ruth and Naomi

  • This book is a beautifully crafted poetic gem in Hebrew, with an opening that precisely matches the closing.
  • Naomi goes from being totally emptied to being wonderfully filled, and in the middle of the story is an unexpected and surprising hinge-point.

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How We Should Bring our Complaints to God (Psalms 54 & 142)

  • A third of the book of Psalms is devoted to bringing complaints to God.
  • But the form of these complaints is very specific.
  • By giving us so many pslams in this form, God is telling us that he wants to hear the honest cries of our heart,
  • but also teaching us how he wants us to bring these complaints to him.

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