Author: Jeremy Segstro

(This scene told from the point of view of a 1st century Jew) Imagine the scene. Herod’s great temple.  A towering building, central to our worship.  The white of the stones, the bronze of the altar. And the smells!  They were overpowering!  Even the blind would know where they are.  The musty smell of animals…

In this day and age, the Book of Psalms is generally forgotten in the larger church communities.  Of course Psalm 23 is known and read, maybe at funerals or in hard times, but as for the other 149 Psalms…what should we do with them?  Thinking about the Psalms tends to go a little like this:…

If you ever need to be more thankful, talk to a senior citizen.  No, seriously.