This psalm begins with the term “A Michtam of David” (Psalm 16:1a). The word “michtam” comes from a root word that basically means “to engrave or stamp into gold.” This is telling us to consider this psalm to be precious because it is THAT valuable.
The topic on my mind today is weakness and lack. I will combine these because when we lack anything we see it as a weakness that limits us and we see weakness as the result of lacking power or security.
Most of us have been trained by the world system...
I use an expression sometimes that people find amusing: “She ate his face.” It describes how a person might erupt on another and consume that person in his angry passion.
I don’t really mean it to be funny; rather, I often use it in a ministry context...
One night I walked into the sanctuary of a church building where I served as the Pastor for Prison Ministries and as the coordinator for the Counseling Center in Houston, TX. A well-meaning lady asked me how I was doing. I told her that I was discour...