by Stuart | 28 Jun 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
“Unprecedented.” “Unknown.” “Uncertain.” “New normal.” These terms were commonplace during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic? How often was said that we were living in “unprecedented” times? We were all told to prepare for the “new normal”? We lived as though nobody...
by Stuart | 25 Jun 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
My wife and I were engaged on 4 April 2004. We were married on 21 August 2004. A typical wedding planning checklist would suggest that we went about things the wrong way. According to MagnetStreet.com, the wedding date—or three dates, for flexibility’s sake—should be...
by Stuart | 24 Jun 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
Have you ever met anyone who believed that Christianity holds all the answers to life’s most perplexing questions? If we are honest, we will admit that that is not our experience. God’s people often wrestle with questions to which they find no answers. Psalm 44 is a...
by Stuart | 23 Jun 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
Psalm 43 strikes us exactly where we live. The writer felt deep, abiding conflict. On the one hand, he seemed confident that God would vindicate, defend, and deliver him (v. 1) because he had taken refuge in God (v. 2a). On the other hand, he felt as if God had...
by Stuart | 22 Jun 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
Some time ago, while driving back from running an errand, I noticed that the check engine light in my dashboard did not turn off as it usually does once the engine has started. It was the first time this light had remained illumined, which prompted me to drive...
