Have you ever thought about how to read the Psalms? Do you read them individually or as a whole book? Do the Psalms as a whole tell us about God’s attitude to the nations or is that overly optimistic?
We’ve been studying the Psalms for our Old Testament exegesis course this semester. (Hence my vested interest in speaking on the Psalms for the Indigo retreat!) For my essay, I looked at the question ‘What is God’s attitude to the nations in the Psalms?’
I spoke at the women’s retreat for our Melbourne church last weekend. The topic was ‘The Psalms and Emotional Life’. These talks are a little different from sermons at church, mainly owing to the fact that it’s a smaller crowd and the retreat atmosphere is more relaxed than a Sunday service. […]
At our Melbourne church I recently had the chance to explore the longest speech in the Book of Job and its implications. Get audio-only here and an accompanying group study here.
This week I preached on God’s speeches in Job 38-42 at our church.
A few weeks ago I preached on Deuteronomy 5 at our church. (audio. video.) It’s a fantastic passage where Moses takes the 10 Commandments, given to the first generation of Israelites out of Egypt, and applies them to the second generation. There was lots to say but I found what […]
Of course, there’s no such thing as a perfect translation, or even an ideal translation. Every Bible translation is good for a different purpose, as Bible translator Donna explores. There are several different translations that I like to recommend. But of all the modern English versions, I find the NIV the […]
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