The Word to the World
If Psalm 126 was about the Jews return from Babylon, then the truths contained in Psalm 127 would apply to those returning exiles, even though it was written long before that event, just as they do to anyone who is concerned about their dwelling-place and
Nicholas Wolterstorff was for many years professor of Philosophy and Liturgical Theology at Yale University in the United States. He is married and has five children. On 11 June 1983 his 25-year-old son died in a mountain climbing accident in Austria. He diarised his painful
The journey of the Christian life is succinctly summarised in the psalm before us. The opening three verses capture the sudden, sovereignly-bestowed commencement of conversion, along with what is most usually a response of astonished joy. The second half of the psalm describe the ebb
Over the years, we have reformed as a church in our understanding and practice of prayer. But this reformation is not over; we need to be constantly reforming as we learn more about what God expects of his people in prayer. Psalm 67 offers us