Category: Christian Parenting

Today we move from the Psalms to the New Testament in search for answers to the question “What is there to love about God?”

What is there to love about God? The Psalms offer many reasons to offer our love and devotion to Him. Today’s answer to this question comes from Psalm 62: 1-7. As you will discover, God offers us something vital to our survival, a spiritual mindset that can face life’s most daunting challenges. What does God provide when we are in a hard place, lost, directionless, lonely, without the strength to carry on? When life seems meaningless, when what we have spent our strength to achieve does not satisfy, what does […]

We continue to answer the question “What is there to love about God?” by looking at some astounding statements in Psalm 2. Psalm 1 is an introduction to the Book of Psalms and a wonderful reassurance that “right” will prevail over evil. We who delight in God’s word and way are blessed while the wicked will be on the losing side of life. Psalm 2 quickly brings us into the battle that has been going on between Satan and God for eons. Satan has attempted to overthrow God’s rule throughout […]

The following may seem a strange way to begin a post about “What Is There To Love About God?” Indulge me for a couple of minutes and it will be clear where I’m going with this.  There’s a lot in the news nowadays about trust, or the lack of it when it comes to our government leaders. Folks all over America doubt the motives and capability of many of those we have elected to serve us. We have a real ”crisis of confidence” in our country and there doesn’t seem […]

Where do you turn to find hope and help to keep you going in troublesome times? One of my most frequented retreats is the book of Psalms; I’ve been spending considerable time there lately. Personal health issues, concern for the direction of our country, and the everyday challenges each of us faces keep me coming back for another look at God from the Psalmist’s point of view. As you know, I’ve been exploring “What is there to love about God?” for several weeks. This is the (twelfth) edition and I’m […]

You may recall that last week’s blog was focused on how God wants to bless our nation. It is my opinion because of the many evil and downright stupid things happening in our country that we are quickly losing God’s favor and blessing. After many years of disrespecting God and His laws, we are reaping the bitter fruit of the corrupt seeds we and our leaders have sown. While we may not have participated in the choices or actions that have led to the mess we are in, we, our […]

I pulled into the gas service bay and noticed a man perhaps in his 40’s pumping gas in the car in front of me. My attention was drawn to these words on his car tag, “Disabled Veteran.” This prompted a “Thank you for your service, sir.” We entered into a brief discussion about his deployment to Iraq and I mentioned the three deployments my son and our family have gone through. He thanked me for my comments and my parting words to him were ” God bless you, sir.” I […]

Psalm 100 is one of the shortest psalms, but it packs a powerful message. In our troublesome times and amid the personal challenges we may be facing, thanksgiving is always in order. I don’t know about you, but the burden of my worries and anxiety lightens a bit when I stop to reflect on God’s goodness and care in my life. Our prayers and petitions should always be sprinkled with a heavy dose of gratitude. One of my favorite scriptural passages is Paul’s instruction in Philippians 4:6 “..in everything by […]