When I tell people that I use the Psalms as a prayerbook, their first question always has to do with the imprecatory psalms — the ones that ask God for vengeance. People doubt that we should pray them considering what Jesus says about loving our enemies. They also wonder if our prayers shouldn't rise above the conflict that marks our age.
I believe the imprecatory psalms are exactly what we need to love this fallen world. In fact, I suggest that these angry prayers might just hold the key to living out the teachings of Jesus. If we are going to love like God, then we need all the prayers that he's given.
To best understand this, we simply need to look at the author of some of those angry prayers: David. |
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July 3 — A volunteer at the American Baptist archive in Massachusetts accidentally discovered a 5-foot-long anti-slavery scroll signed by 116 New England Baptist ministers in 1847. "A Resolution and Protest Against Slavery" was found in pristine condition, untouched since the late 1800s. Adopted 2 years after the issue caused a schism between Northern and Southern Baptists, the document sheds light on pre-Civil War abolitionist debates and their impact on the history of American Christianity. (AP) |
| July 5 — Some experts are calling into question the report of a "Quiet Revival" in England. Although a recent Bible Society report found a significant rise in church attendance, particularly among young men, from 2018 to 2024, attendance reports from the largest UK denominations (Anglican and Catholic) suggest about a 20% drop in attendance during that period — though attendance is gradually recovering from COVID-era lows. Only time will tell which statistics are correct. (Religion Unplugged) |
| July 6 — Flash floods in Texas have devastated Camp Mystic, a historic Christian girls' camp, leaving at least 43 dead, including 15 children, and more still missing. Rescue efforts have saved over 850 people, but families remain anxious as search operations continue. The Southern Baptist Convention has deployed rescue teams while prayers arrive from all corners, including Christian author Beth Moore, pastor Franklin Graham, and Pope Leo XIV. (AP and Christian Today) |
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God's grace is something that God has done for us through Christ.
It was God, not us, who "presented" Christ "as a sacrifice of atonement" (Rom 3:25–26). What Paul writes in 2 Cor 5:14–21 is a majestic summary of this atoning sacrifice. He says three times that "one [Christ] died for all" (5:14b); "he died for all," defined as "those who [now] live" (5:15a); and he "died for them and was raised again" (5:15b).
The Greek preposition translated as "for" can also mean "in place of," "as a representative of," or "for the benefit of" ("in the interest of").
Must one choose only one meaning for this preposition? It is possible that Paul "plays with the meaning" and "shifts back and forth between" the three meanings. |
| One of the most common modern misperceptions about the Holy Spirit is that the ruach maintains office hours. We expect that when we pray, the Spirit is waiting to guide us. We believe that when we make our hearts attentive, the Spirit is ready to speak to us. We trust that the Spirit is working whenever we're awake. But the moment our head hits the pillow and we sign off for the night, we assume the Spirit goes on break. Yet the Spirit we meet throughout the Scriptures is a night owl. The ruach not only works during the day but is also nocturnal, wildly active after the sun goes down. The Spirit we encounter in the Bible often comes to us beneath beams of moonlight and whispers to us in those unguarded moments while we're dreaming. |
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