We asked our more than thirty contributors to choose their favorite Psalm and to explain how that Psalm (or part of it) had become meaningful or ministered to them at a particular point in their lives. Our goal was to create for you a one-a-day, thirty-day diet of God-inspired help-full and hope-filled passages of Scripture that would feed your soul and make it sing.
Be prepared for a blitzkrieg of truth, brought to your soul on the wings of story. Like nuggets of gold in settings of silver, or personalized wisdom-filled full-course meals, you’ll find something for your day, every day – and perhaps something you’ll want to share with others.
These stories are true, and aimed at putting you in touch with the One who inspired the psalms, which we love because in them we find ourselves. As one of our contributors puts it, ’The Psalms keep it real. There is no insider hyper-spiritualized language but rather raw and naked humanity in conversation with our Creator. Praise, complaint, anger, and contemplation mix together to voice that complicated and confusing range of emotions we experience as we try to sort out our lives.’
Table des matières
I. PERSPECTIVE
God’s Way is the Best Way – Rev. Warren C. Biebel, Jr.
The Call of the Wild – David B. Biebel, DMin
An Intense Personal Relationship with God – Rev. John L. Steele
Stewardship and Our Planet – Matthew Walters, PT, CSCS
God’s Story Includes Even Our Enemies – Robert W. Martin IV, MDiv
with Robert W. Martin III, MD, MAR
‘Choose Me, or God’ – Jannis Hibberts
Delight and Desire – Rebecca Luttrell Briley, Ph D
Stillness on a Volcano – William Steele, Ph D
Love and Insomnia – Tina Ware-Walters, Ph D
Trust in God Alone – Deacon Jerry Rakosky
Slippery Feet – Charles Rix, Ph D
The Keys to Unlocking Difficult Times – Rev. Andrew Butterworth, MD
You Cannot Fix Everything . . . But He Can! – Lt. Commander B. Imre Incze, MDiv
How We Hear God Speaking – Lynn Carroll, RN
Mountains and Mom Z – Judy Cail
II. COMFORT
Weathering Life’s Storms – Debby Mc Crary
Fear Not, for He is With Thee – James T. Cail, Ph D
Healing from a Broken Heart – Tina Ware-Walters, Ph D
When Deep Calls to Deep – David B. Biebel, DMin
A Psalm for Rebecca – Merle Gatewood, MA, with Kathy Thompson, Ph D
A Song in the Night – Ronda J. Knuth
Comfort During Life’s Storms – Suzanne L. Foster, MA
God, My Almighty Comforter – Paige N. Bailey
My Little Love Note from Heaven – Angie Dugi
The Clothesline – Jacci Gantz, MA
When You Cannot Help Yourself – Yvonne B. Seballo, RN, Ph D
My Help Comes From the Lord – Alison La Frence, MD
Behind the Mask of Confidence – Jack Tsai, MD
God is Always Near – Mindy Cail Lemons, MD
Psalms for Suffering Hearts – A Modern Medley – Gary A. Burlingame, MS
III. QUICK INSPIRATION
Who is a Fool? – Ed Estes
Listening to God – Roxanne Harmon
When Your Heart Hurts – I. Reily
My Heart May Fail – Deanna Layman
A propos de l’auteur
TINA WARE-WALTERS, Ph D, is a Spanish professor at Oklahoma Christian University. She is editor of and a contributor to Our Favorite Psalms, Our Favorite Verses, and co-editor and contributor of Recipes for Success in Foreign Language Teaching: Ready-Made Activities for the L2 Classroom. Her BA and MA are from Baylor University and her Ph D is from Texas Tech University. She lives in Oklahoma City, OK, with her husband, Matt, and their daughter, Cate.