1. Although it is 72 verses in length, this psalm is very simple to present in this “devotional” format. The reason is simple: a vast majority of the verses is simply a poetic recitation of Israel’s history. While we could find devotional thoughts in these stories, that’s not the point of this long poem of [...]

My mom, Donna Faughn, lives in Paducah, Kentucky. She works as one of the secretaries for the Central church of Christ. She is also a popular ladies’ day speaker…and lives out those lessons! I’m blessed with the two best parents any person could ever have. I didn’t have to ask what my mom’s favorite song [...]

My Yankees have made a tremendous comeback. After sweeping the Red Sox this week–including a two-hitter yesterday–they now lead the American League Wild Card by one full game. They trail the Red Sox by 5, and play Tampa Bay this weekend. It would be nice to have the lead down to 3 or even 2 [...]

1. This psalm portrays personal growth. It divides perfectly in half. In verses 1-10, the psalmist (for a reason unknown to the reader) is depressed and even angry at God. However, verses 11-20 show us that he refocuses on God and his words change to a praise hymn. What a dramatic turnaround God can cause [...]

When I started this little project, I tried to think of what each person would tell me was his or her favorite song. With dad, I went so far as to write down what I thought he would give me for his favorite song. And I was right. As a fun fact, Tim Johnston wrote [...]