Psalms of the sons of Korah A lot of songs in popular music are not in the simple alternating verse and chorus form. One form is to have a third section as a bridge, another is to have two verses before the first chorus. Both of these forms have made it into contemporary worship songs, …
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A little less than the angels: Who does God say I am – Part 2: Psalm 8
There is nothing like a dark sky. I live in a large town, so light pollution prevents me from seeing the sky on all its glory, so when I do get to see the stars on a dark sky from high altitude I am totally amazed at how many stars can be seen. Photo by …
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The wedding of King Messiah — Psalm 45
Psalms of the sons of Korah The excitement that cannot be contained is depicted in English translations of the Bible as, "My heart overflows with a pleasing theme;" or in traditional Anglican churches as, "My heart is astir with gracious words;" and sung to a slow Anglican chant. Come on people this is an exuberant …
In God’s image: Who does God say I am – Part 1
In the post The Pronouns of God I showed that in Hebrew God is not described as male or female, only as God.This post takes the same passage and looks at what God says about us. The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo shows God actively reaching out to a passive, reclining Adam. 26 Then God said, “Let …
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We have done nothing wrong — Psalm 44
Psalms of the sons of Korah Lament is vital Another lamenting psalm. Lament is vital, it helps the people of God to navigate pain and suffering, it is not meant to brag anyone down and make them miserable, but a plea to God to lift them out of their trouble. In this way it is …
The pronouns of God
Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam, a panel on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican is a great work of art. It shows God and man reaching towards each other, but whilst the man's wrist is limp and the index finger only slightly raised towards God, God's index finger is pointing out on …
Psalm 43 — The hostage
Psalms of the sons of Korah This psalm is consistent to someone who has been taken hostage. From the point of view of hostages, no matter how hard people are fighting to get free, nothing being done on their behalf can be seen until the point when they are freed. An instructor posing as a …
You become what you worship
Christianity and fatalism Look at this passage: 9 And he said, “Go, and say to this people: “‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand;keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’10 Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes;lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears,and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”11 Then …
Psalm 42 — The meaning of life
Psalms of the sons of Korah This is the first psalm in Book 2 of the Psalms, whilst we may think of praising God as something that people who are content do, this book starts not with a shout of praise, but with a lament from a person living with depression. Praising God is for …
Socialism, a Christian perspective?
This blog is the second part of one I wrote about Christianity and capitalism and has its basis in the same Twitter thread asking if you can be a capitalist and a Christian. One reply was that Christianity is Communism. Image taken from a blog by Island Christian Church Communism I used to be sympathetic …
