Psalms - Gentle Reformation

The Psalms: Maximally or Minimally Messianic?

January 16, 2024

Charles Spurgeon once recommended a commentary on the Bible with an interesting caveat - the author had "the peculiar idea that Christ is in every Psalm".

Psalms

The Saviour’s Jerusalem Playlist

January 14, 2023

(A slightly condensed version of this article first appeared in the November/December issue of the Reformed Presbyterian Witness—reprinted with presmission.) Many of us have our favourite pieces of music pulled together

Psalms

Permission to Weep

January 18, 2022

Having explained how laments allow us to frankly pour out our sorrow, anxiety, perplexity and quandaries to our Transcendent Cosmic God and Ever-Present Covenant LORD, Mark Futato, in "Interpreting the Psalms"

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Good Reason to Sing Psalms

January 17, 2022

Having argued that the Psalter leads its international students to "happiness through holiness," in the Kingdom of Glory, by taking refuge in Messiah, the author concludes: > ...from beginning to end,

Psalms

The Galilean Voice

January 01, 2022

A new year often brings a plethora of articles about a fresh commitment to scripture. Maybe as you start a new year you are looking for something fresh—a fresh Bible reading plan,

Christ in the Psalms

The Cost

June 19, 2021

We see the athlete atop the podium clutching their gold medal, a broad smile covering their face, eyes sparkling. Unless we personally know them (or others like them), we don’t see the

Lament

Formed by Lament

September 02, 2020

(This is a guest post from our friend Laura Cerbus.) “Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.

Psalms

What Do Angry Christians Sing?

June 19, 2020

Some years ago I read Carl Trueman’s helpful article entitled ‘What do miserable Christians sing? [https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/article/what-do-miserable-christians-sing/] ’ His argument was that we need the God-breathed language of

Psalms

Yahweh Blessings - Psalm 134

May 23, 2020

The following is a link to my recent late-night post on Psalm 134 - I pray it will bless you as much as it blessed me in doing it!

Ahmaud Arbery

Doing Righteousness with Indignation

May 14, 2020

The Psalms encourage, engender, and express the “patience of the saints” (Revelation 13:10) and the imprecatory Psalms let us voice how hard it is to have and maintain. In our culture, we need these patience-inspiring, peace-seeking Psalms now, rather urgently.

Psalm 146

Psalm 146 - Messiah or Prince?

May 06, 2019

We are stirred by this Psalm to make God our trust - the structure is simple and its message is clear. Unbridled Praise - Verses 1-2 The psalmist rouses his soul to present

Psalm 115

To God be the Glory - Psalm 115

April 06, 2019

Introduction It rankles with Christians when false religions capture culture. Eyes sob with tears if pastor-failure hits the news. Zeal for divine glory loathes to learn of Gospel scandal. And Yet... Glory-theft is

Psalm 63

Day and Night - Psalm 63

March 23, 2019

This is a childhood favorite that we sang at morning worship - yet don't let church tradition rob you of its evening worth. Timings of references help us unearth three divisions:

Psalms

Guest Post: A society without Psalms

September 15, 2018

My friend Andrew Roycroft, who has the soul of a poet and the heart of a pastor, wrote this thought-provoking post on the Psalms. It is wonderful both for its insight and its

Hymns

What Then Shall We Sing About?

December 05, 2017

One of the most powerful influences in creation is music. Music has the ability to impress the mind, provoke the emotions of the heart, and activate the deepest recesses of our memories. In

abortion

Of Christian Courage, Contemptible Candidacies, and COFFEE

March 09, 2016

How much of our Christian courage is a function of the comfort and convenience of our surroundings? How much of our boldness in Christian witness would wilt if the cozy accoutrements of a

Christian

A Letter to the Anxious Christian

November 14, 2014

Dear Mr. Anxious, Hello friend! I wanted to thank you for your letter. I must admit, however, that I was sorry to hear of your many burdensome anxieties. They are a load you

Psalms

Speaking to One Another in Song

October 10, 2014

If I'm honest, I think one of the downsides of being a pastor is that I don't often get to sit in the pews. I know pews aren'

Bob Kellerman

Browse Worthy: Worship

February 17, 2014

In addition to Jared's post [https://gentlereformation.com/2014/02/16/how-about-not-dressing-up-for-worship/]encouraging us to see if our spiritual clothing is appropriate for worship, there have been several other recent articles

Authority

The Incarnate Word and the Written Word

October 16, 2012

The doctrine of the Word of God has come on hard times among professing Christians. This sad state of things is no surprise. At the very beginning of human history, Satan assaulted the

Anne Frank

Jesus' Diary

July 17, 2012

A diary, if shared, can open up for us the private thoughts and world of the author. Readers can feel as if they know the person and his or her time when they

Christ

Priceless words about the Psalms

December 16, 2011

An interlude in the blog series on Calvinism - here are wonderful, heart-felt and heart filling words regarding our Savior's relationship to the Psalms - “Here the language of the Bible

Old Testament

Why?

May 08, 2010

Psalm 74 is much like the book of Lamentations; it is a mournful prayer for relief that is set against the background of the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. And like

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The Ways of Doeg and David - Psalm 52

May 07, 2010

The title of this psalm ties it to a specific event in the life of David which is recorded in I Samuel 22. In his flight from Saul, David was given refuge and

Death in the Old Testament

Life and Death in the Psalms

May 03, 2010

There are several curious verses in the Psalms that seem to hold out no prospect of eternal life or any kind of afterlife. For example: Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? Shall