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Bob Kauflin on David Powlison on the Imprecatory Psalms

Aug

2008

Bob Kauflin (lead worshiper at Covenant Life Church) has posted notes on what looks like it was an awesome session from the WorshipGod ’08 Conference. He’s also got a link to download the mp3 of the sermon. Check it out: David Powlison on the Imprecatory Psalms (Isn’t it interesting how much Powlison looks like he’s ...

Thinking About How You Read

Jul

2008

A few years back I was struck by the realization that the way I read the Bible was being handicapped by the way the pages were laid out. Here are just a few examples. The pages are laid out in columns. What other book is laid out like that? When I read the Bible, I ...

Psalm 16

Jul

2008

In a previous post I suggested a four-level approach to interpreting some of the Psalms along the lines of redemptive-history. Here I hope to model that in an abbreviated form, using Psalm 16. 1. Read the Psalm as David sings. David cries to God as king of God’s people, in dependence on him alone. As ...

A Redemptive-Historical Approach

Jul

2008

I thought that this morning I could offer another method I enjoy using while meditating on the Psalms. I don’t really have a name for it, but it takes a sort of Redemptive-Historical approach. Using this method I’ll read through the Psalm on four levels–which usually means reading through the Psalm at least a few ...

A Friday Meditation on the Psalms

Jul

2008

In keeping with our current theme, I wanted to post something on interpreting the Psalms today. That being said, I am scrambling to get up to the cottage, so I didn’t have time to write something new and thoughtful. But I came across this in my journal from a while ago, and it ‘just happened’ ...

Thoughts on Reading the Psalms

Jul

2008

Here are just a few things that I find helpful on a very basic level with regard to reading the Psalms as a Christan. Read the Psalms regularly. One of the reasons the Psalms can be so little help to some Christians in their time of need is simply this: We’re not familiar with them. ...

Thinking and Feeling with God

Jul

2008

It seems that the Psalms are the centre of much attention in evangelicalism in North America these days. The Psalms is one of my favourite books, so this is exciting to me. It has saddened me over the years to see how many Christians are somewhat unable to understand, identify with, and apply the Psalms ...