Gateway to the Word

To this day, I find myself thinking from time to time about something my teacher did in my second-grade class at my elementary school when she was fed up with the lack of social graces we country kids exhibited. She gave us a long talk about politeness...

At the end of Psalm 31, David addresses “all  you who are waiting” for the Lord to rescue you. The ESV translates, Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord! (Psa 31:24) The phrase “you who wait” is a single word in...

Yesterday’s reading of Revelation 1–3 was paired with one of my favorite Psalms. It was fascinating to read the introduction to the book of Revelation, which signals the gathering of a great storm on the earth, alongside a psalm in which the author,...

Pairing Psalm 27 with these climactic, triumphant chapters in Revelation demonstrates the patient hope and victorious end that is in store for the Lord’s people. Because David believes with confidence that he “shall look upon the goodness of the LORD...

It has already been very rewarding to read Revelation with the Psalms ringing in my ears. And I hope it has been the same for you. When I suggested that we read through Revelation each week alongside one Psalm that corresponds to the calendar date,...

It is difficult to miss the irony from pairing these two readings. As helpless, wandering lambs, we need the tender care of a strong shepherd who leads us to nourishment, restores us, protects us, and gives us rest in his goodness and mercy (Psalm...