Deus Misereatur

Here is a good and insightful article by R.R. Reno on how religious liberty is being whittled down in America. I post the link here in hopes that readers will share it and spread it far and wide. Hillsdale College - Imprimis Mike

The Psalter Reclaimed: Praying and Praising with the Psalms Gordon Wenham Crossway 1300 Crescent Street Wheaton, IL 60187 http://www.crossway.org ISBN-978-1-4335-3396-9; $15.99; 2013. Reviewed by Rev. Dr. Michael Philliber for Deus Misereatur (4/13) Pondering the Psalms (4.5 stars out of 5) Over the years I have watched Christians use, and misuse, the psalms in various ways. Many voice an internal conflict about the appropriateness of using them, and several shy away from the Psalter almost entirely. Therefore I was delighted to read Gordon Wenham’s new 205 page paperback book, “The Psalter Reclaimed: Praying and Praising with the Psalms.” In this easy-to-read book, Wenham has pulled together several lectures he did over the years, and reworked them. “The Psalter Reclaimed” is a good introduction into reading the psalms in their canonical context, how it is correctly done, and the benefits of approaching the Psalter in this way. This work is mildly technical, but still very accessible...

This was a short, two part series I did on Jude. Jude is the little New Testament letter right before Revelation. I honestly think Jude has some serious things to say for 21st Century Christians.  Here are the links: The Savior and the Saboteurs Part 1: Jude 1-4 The Savior and the Saboteurs Part 2: Jude 5-25 Mike

To you who are able to keep us from stumbling, and to present us faultless before the presence of your glory with exceeding joy, to God our only wise Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen (Jude 24-25). ALMIGHTY God, who summons us into your presence to worship you with hearts and hands and voices, and then sends us out to reverberate and proclaim your excellencies: by your Spirit’s indwelling power, make our worship so life changing and our changed lives so worshipful, that our friends, foes and families will find themselves rejoicing in you, and irresistibly drawn to you. Lord, hear our prayer. Father, to whom all hearts and homes are open, and nothing can be hidden from you: we pray for the homes and families who live around us on Glean Eagle Dr., Glen Mark, Glen Ridge, Glen Lake, Wicklow; 143 rd Street to 137 th ; and Walker Ave . Prepare their hearts and ears, and then grant us divine appointments tha...