One Day at a Time

Psalm 51 is one of the most well-known poems in the entire Bible. Its superscription tells you exactly when it was written: after the prophet Nathan confronts David about his adultery with Bathsheba and his engineering of Uriah’s death on the front lines (a literal conspiracy if ever there was one). In other words, it’s a man crushed by weight of his guilt, stained by moral distortion that can’t be erased, trying to figure out how to commune with the divine again. ...

This is part of a series in which I hash out my notes I have scribbled on my bulletin from the Sunday sermons. As such things may be messy and abruptly end. Context You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. ...

I’m not exactly big on holidays. I’m sure that will change when I have children, but I don’t exactly have strong emotional attachments to Easter, Halloween, Christmas, or even birthdays. That being said, I think the birth, life, death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ is something worthy of pontification, reflection, and reverence. It’s good for the soul, proper to do for a Hero, and an orienting force in a community. ...

Paul writes to Timothy: But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. and Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. – 1 Tim 6 ...

I figure since Halloween is right around the corner, there’s no better time than right now to tell my one and hopefully only encounter with a malevolent spirit. Take away from it what you will. During my time at college I was staying at my grandfather’s place. It made for a fairly decent walk from there to Chaminade University, and I got to hang with him and my uncle. Pretty much my entire time there was fairly chill, aside from some messiness here and there, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. ...