


How to Understand Psalms
I used to dislike the Book of Psalms because the psalms kept repeating themselves instead of proceeding point-by-point to a nice conclusion in the first line of the last stanza. After all, essays put the main point in the first sentence of the…

Every Cover-up to be Revealed—It’s a Promise
On Saturday, April 4, 2015, white police officer Michael Slager shot and killed an unarmed black man, Walter Scott. Officer Slager claimed Scott had grabbed his Taser and he had shot in self-defense. The story may have ended there except for…

The Journey of Childlessness
By Jean E. Jones
The pain of multiple miscarriages changed my perspective about God and faith.
April 2010 | Today's Christian Woman
My gynecologist's certainty gave me confidence: In a booming voice, incongruously deep for his small stature,…

Seven Tips & Tricks to Memorize Psalms
By Jean E. Jones @JeanEstherJones
Did my last post, Why Memorize Psalms? 10 Good Reasons, leave you wondering just how anyone would go about memorizing psalms?
Now, I know people who can read a long passage a few times and it’s memorized.…

Why Memorize Psalms? 10 Good Reasons
When I first read Gorden Wenham’s careful and convincing chapter in Psalms as Torah [ref]Gorden Wenham, Psalms as Torah: Reading Biblical Song Ethically (Studies in Theological Interpretation) (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2012), 41-56. [/ref] that…

Fight Fear with Truth
When you’re facing fear or confronting doubt, one of the best tools at your disposal is what I call a truth journal.
A truth journal is a piece of paper or a section in a spiral notebook or journal in which you write truth statements that…

Six Offenses to Overlook
Jesus said, “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone” (Matthew 18:15). But Proverb 19:11 says it’s to our glory to overlook an offense. How do I know when to speak up and when to just…

“I Don’t Feel Forgiven”
"I’m a Christian. I confess my sins like the Bible says, but I don’t feel forgiven. What should I do?"
This is such a common question. Some think their past failures are too great for God to want to forgive them. Others have fallen so many…
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