Saturday, July 4th, referring to the Unanimous Declaration of Independence when we were a Christian nation in contrast to the recent trend. The figure above indicates the proportion of US adult residents who identify as Christians has decreased 13 percentage points from 78% in 2007 to 65% in 2019 while the proportion of…
St. John’s University, Collegivelle, MN, 56231 2006 Friday, July 3 By Kim Moore Psalm 30 I will exalt you, Lord for you lifted me out of the depth and did not let my enemies gloat over me. Lord my God, I called to you for help and you healed me. You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of…
St. John’s University, Collegivelle, MN, 56231 2006 Wednesday, July 1 By Mary Nichols Psalm 130 A song of ascents. 1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; 2 Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. 3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? 4 But with you there…
St. John’s University, Collegivelle, MN, 56231 2006 Saturday, June 27 By: Joel Kirn Psalm 25 New International Version (NIV) Psalm 25 Of David. 1 In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. 2 I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. 3 No one who hopes…
St. John’s University, Collegivelle, MN, 56231 2006 Wednesday, June 24 By: Lee Weems Psalm 22 Living In Times of Struggle and Hope Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) To the director: To the tune “The Deer of Dawn.” A song of David. 22 My God, my God, why have you left me? You seem too far away to save me,…
St. John’s University, Collegivelle, MN, 56231 2006 Monday, June 22 By: Garrett Vickrey Psalm 40 [From Psalms for a New World] I have trusted You, Holy One and waited for You. When I was mired in misery you touched me with your spirit. You pulled me out and set me on solid ground. You…
St. John’s University, Collegivelle, MN, 56231 2006 Saturday, June 21 By George Cowden Psalms 139 1Lord, you have examined me and you know me. 2 You know everything I do; from far away you understand all my thoughts. 3 You see me, whether I am working or resting; you know all my actions. 4 Even before I speak,…
St. John’s University, Collegivelle, MN, 56231 2006 Tuesday, June 16 By Edie Dutton PSALM 91 1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” 3 Surely he…
St. John’s University, Collegivelle, MN, 56231 2006 Sunday, May 31st I am frightened by the insecurities about me. I am sorely tempted to run for my life, to take refuge in foolish escapades that dim the vision and drug the soul. There is no escape from the realities of this fractured world… But there is…
Saturday, May 23rd If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have…