Shalom

Psalm 4:8 New International Version 8 In peace I will lie down and sleep,     for you alone, Lord,     make me dwell in safety. Though “shalom” is often translated as “peace,” its meaning is much richer and fuller. It connotes soundness, completeness, or wholeness. In...

God Wipes Away Every Tear

In the best times of marriage, we can’t get enough of each other. We breeze through workdays, knowing we can be together afterward. We spoon our bodies in the night, delighting in how well we fit together. We cook special things for each other. We reach for each...

Meditation

Spending time in meditation enables us to become better acquainted with God in the same way that we become acquainted with someone we would really like to know; that is, by spending time with him. Meditation can be difficult in the beginning. We are used to being...

Music and Song

2 Samuel 6:14 New International Version 14 Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the Lord with all his might, The people around David probably grew accustomed to his musical outbursts. After all, and much to the chagrin of Saul’s daughter, it was King David...

Shame

Genesis 2:25 New International Version 25 Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. Genesis 3:9-10 New International Version 9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” 10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I...