christianity – Beautiful Balance

Psalm 4

As I read Psalm 4, I find myself trying to connect the dots. Whereas in Psalm 3 we are given the exact circumstances surrounding its composition, in Psalm 4 we are not privy to the details of the situation in which King David finds himself in this particular season of his life. We do know…

Psalm 3

There is a verse in Psalm 3 that has stuck with me since childhood. When my siblings and I were kids, my parents bought us a children’s coloring book called Psalms in Song. It came complete with a cassette tape, and, let’s just say that that little guy got a serious work out! I don’t…

Psalm 2

Let me start with a confession. After doing the meditation on Psalm 1, I was inspired to keep going. I thought, “Wait, wouldn’t it be so great to do a meditation on each of the Psalms? That would be so encouraging and uplifting!” So, as usual, I jumped in with both feet, and THEN I…

Psalm 1

I recall memorizing Psalm 1 in grade school. Back in the olden days we used the King James version of the Bible, and the words still reverberate in my mind a lifetime later. Blessed is the man who walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly… But his delight is in the law of the…

Meditating on the Psalms

Do you find it difficult to stay grounded in the busyness and the noise of life? I find that I am easily distracted by the myriad of opportunities to take my eyes off Jesus and put them on literally anywhere else. It seems so much easier to check out mentally, physically, and spiritually–feeling so overwhelmed…

Bible Journaling Saturdays

I have been Bible journaling for a few years now. At first I used the ESV Journaling Study Bible, but over the years I have gradually switched over to reading my Bible in Spanish. I’m currently using the Inspira Nueva Traducción Vivente Bible for my daily devotion and journaling time. I love this Bible because…