Dignoscentia

Chris Blake, associate professor of English and communications at Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska, has written a wonderful article in the Review detailing the important work that many of us, as Christians, are failing to do, in order to protect the rights and freedoms of all people. It is our rightful duty as Christians to [...]

You’ve heard of common sense, right? Well, this psalm encourages us to have a little God-sense. It helps us see things the right way, from God’s perspective. Worried that the wicked are doing too well? Don’t be - they’ll soon be gone. That’s the gist of this psalm. I think it should be required reading [...]

This psalm is a prayer of deliverance from the hands of the wicked, but what strikes me as important when reading it is that David isn’t responding to his oppressors. He does not engage them as they taunt and mock him. His prayers go up to heaven for deliverance. He wants God to intervene. He [...]

How do we share our faith in the workplace? Here’s a clue: it has to do with what we do and who we are, not what we say.
The Review has put together a very nice collection of articles on this topic, and I encourage you to read them.
Here’s a link to the collection.

The subtitle for this psalm says David wrote it after being delivered from his enemies and from Saul. One is struck by the imagery used to describe God’s deliverance. Let’s face it, it didn’t happen that way, this is hyperbolic language. If one reads of David’s life in the Old Testament, nowhere are scenes like [...]

I read this psalm, and one verse in particular sticks out at me: “who keeps the tongue under control.” I have this habit of wearing my feelings on my sleeve, and of saying things when it would be better for me to keep my mouth shut - it’s not that they shouldn’t be said, it’s [...]

This psalm reaffirms the power to be found in praising God. I love the promise made in verse 2: “Whoever keeps singing of your majesty higher than the heavens, even through the mouths of children, or of babes in arms, you make him a fortress, firm against your foes, to subdue the enemy and the [...]