Within the heart, the essence of worshipLord, in that corethat kernel,it is you, your sacrificeyour grace, on the crossgiving yourself, to death,into the arms of deaththat I may liveYour love for me, in my heartleading me to your throneYour spirit abiding, growingleading me to praise,to worship you,...

For the Elkins family Bless those you leave and those you take. Bless them all for Jesus’ sake.      Blesséd father car-crash torn.      Blesséd family, friends and life forlorn.      Blesséd are those who mourn. Bless the mother cance...

Lord, in the morning Thou shalt hearMy voice ascending high;To Thee will I direct my prayer,To Thee lift up mine eye- 2Up to the hills where Christ is goneTo plead for all His saints,Presenting at His Father's throneOur songs and our complaints. 3O may Thy Spirit guide my feetIn ways of righteousnes...

37days - 50th Birthday Year Giveaway #3: The story of the poems from Patti Digh on Vimeo. Stars I think about, if I could fly, I could reach in a few old-fashioned days. But physicists’ stars I use as buttons, buttoning up curtains of emptiness. If I stretch my arms next to the rest of myself and ...

O Lord, heal me, for my bones are in agony.  My soul is in anguish.  How long, O Lord, how long? (Psalm 6:2-3) You could never accuse David of being either shy, nor retiring.  He lets it all hang out when he addresses God.  All his emotional, psychological and spiritual bagga...

[This was shared with mourners at a funeral for Goldie, a 100 year-old. The funeral was held earlier today.] Psalm 46 John 3:1-18 When Goldie Flood was born on May 26, 1908, Theodore Roosevelt still had ten months remaining in his term of office as president. The Wright Brothers had taken their firs...

We had a wonderful visit from Ray and Jani Ortlund as the Psalms Project continued yesterday. Dr. Ortlund preached in chapel from Psalm 1, noting that the Psalter, as the divinely inspired worship guide, begins with attention to Scripture. The Ortlunds also held an informal Q&A with students on ...

Somehow i missed this, but Bish has posted twelve minutes of Mike Reeves on the titles of the Psalms. It was really helpful, especially as at the moment i'm near about Psalm 40 and Numbers 26! Also, Paul has set five of the Psalms to music on his Myspace page. Paul, these are excellent...Jesus is th...

Listening to: 'Closer to Love' by Mat Kearney A few minutes ago I was sitting in the living room reading, and one of our dogs, Poppy, went into the hallway and started 'digging' at the carpet. I got up and watched her from the doorway, and loudly told her, 'NO!' Shocked, she stopped digging and look...

This week at Union the Psalms Project continues with chapels on Wednesday and Friday (10am). On Wednesday Dr. Ray Ortlund will preach from Psalm 1 on the place of the Word in worship. His wife, Jani, will be with him and she will be speaking to ladies at 3pm on the topic, "Fearlessly Feminine: Boldl...