Dignoscentia

This morning, I discovered a speech given by Barack Obama a couple of years ago. It’s entitled “Call to Renewal“, and was given here in Washington, DC, back on 6/28/06. In the video, Sen. Obama talks about religion and politics, and how to find common ground in a multi-religion society in order to address issues […]

I have a deep mistrust of TV evangelists. So many of them are all flash and no substance. I can see through their masks to the shallowness of their faith and morals. It comes as no surprise to me to learn that my intuition is correct on this. ABC News has a great article on […]

This psalm is rightly called a “harvest song”. It is a prayer of thanks, that once again calls our attention to the complete dependence of Israel’s agrarian society and economy upon God. More on this in my comments on Psalm 65. But here, in Psalm 67, we see the results of those pre-harvest prayers: “The […]

This psalm introduces two themes, one of which is already well known to most people. It is this: “… when he dies, he will take nothing with him, his wealth will not go down with him.” (verse 17) The second, stated in both verses 12 and 20, is this: “In prosperity people lose their good […]

Chris Blake, associate professor of English and communications at Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska, has written a wonderful article in the Review detailing the important work that many of us, as Christians, are failing to do, in order to protect the rights and freedoms of all people. It is our rightful duty as Christians to […]

How do we share our faith in the workplace? Here’s a clue: it has to do with what we do and who we are, not what we say.
The Review has put together a very nice collection of articles on this topic, and I encourage you to read them.
Here’s a link to the collection.
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There is a clue offered in the subtitle of this psalm: “For a solemn entry into the sanctuary”, the NJB says, and it adds in the footnotes: “Possibly vv 7-10 refer to the transfer of the ark in the days of David, 2S 6:12-16…” So it looks like this psalm was sung at the temple, […]