Psalms of David David is in a pickle yet again. The incident in the title is in 1 Samuel 19 when Saul is trying to kill David but David's wife Michal, who is also Saul's daughter, warns David who escapes in the night. -o0o- Psalms in Book 2 are like Book 1 in that they …
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Does God speak differently to autistics?
There is a difference between neurodiversity and neurodivergent: Neurodiverse is about a group of people, we are all different from each other. A single person is not neurodiverse, though neurodivergent people do refer to themselves as neurodiverse. Neurodivegent refers to people who have a brain that works significantly differentle to the norm, conditions such as …
The bog-hole—Psalm 40 and 70
Psalms of David Psalm 70 is the same as Psalm 40 verses 13-17. The psalm previou to it, Psalm 69, also mentions the miry bog or bog hole, so there is a connection between that psalm and this one. I started looking at the Psalms in Book 1 of the Psalms just over a year …
Taste and see—Psalm 34
Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are primarily personal songs, so I will look at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of Psalms. David was in a pickle. This has got nothing to do …
Two-way—Philippians 1:19
The prayers of Paul This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. This prayer shows two two-way processes, …
But Jesus…—Philippians 1:3-6
The prayers of Paul This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. 3 I thank my God in all my …
Ascension
Three promises The Letter of Paul to the Ephesians is a curious book in the Bible. Most of the time Paul is preaching the crucifixion. Christ has died for our sins and we are made right with God. In Ephesians, he looks at the ascension of Jesus. Jesus has been raised from the dead and …
Joy comes with the morning—Psalm 30
Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are primarily personal songs, so I will look at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of Psalms. I love it when a psalm has a title, it gives …
God’s voice in the storm—Psalm 29
Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are primarily personal songs, so I will look at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of Psalms. A simple song this time, I wish they were all as …
Knowing Jesus leads to praise—Ephesians 3:14-21
The prayers of Paul This is a series on the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. The letter to the Ephesians is …
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Making an ass of myself 