Preaching From the Poets: Sam Stone

This week, I look at the theological message behind Sam Stone by John Prine and why this song and others like it can help reconnect us with an important Biblical practice.

5 Questions on Grief Part 2

5 Questions on Grief

Remembering the Cross

The soldier walked up to the condemned man’s side 
 To test his wounds to assure he died 
 When his spear came up the sky it cried 
 The earth moaned and split open wide 

 I can’t explain everything I saw 
 When the water fell I felt it fall 
 I held […]

Jesus Was An Only Son

This song is a reflection on the life of Jesus through his mother’s eyes. This is a perspective we are not used to. We know Mary is the mother of Jesus. We know she is given this prominent role at the beginning of the Gospel. We also know that she appears at the cross. Mary […]

The Good News of a Dead Man

Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly […]

Hope in the Midst of Lament: A Meditation on Psalm 22

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A Word in Favor of Psalms

We probably do not consider it much but we need good art.  We need poetry and song.  We need beautiful things that move us and motivate us.  We need lyrics that speak to our hearts.  God understands this and so he gives us exactly what we need.  We find poetry and song scattered throughout the […]

4 Things to Remember When Tragedy Strikes

God is good – God is not the author of evil. He is good (Matt. 19:17). He blesses both saints and sinners (Matt. 5:45). All good things come from God (James 1:17). He desires nothing but good for His creation. When bad things happen in this world, they are not God’s doing. Evil does not […]