What can we learn from this ancient understanding of our divine relationship? by Carol Howard Merritt Psalm Reading: Psalm 111 For Sunday, Jan. 29, Year B − Epiphany 4 In the midst of premarital counseling, I spoke to a young couple about the plethora of things that cause hardship in marriages—trying to discern and mark the [...]

Is our “fear of the Lord” more philosophical, or more guttural? by Mike Stavlund Psalm Reading: Psalm 95:1-7a; Psalm 100 For Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011: Year A—Christ the King Sunday Like most Psalms, the 95th is a call to worship. God’s people are encouraged to sing for joy and to shout about God’s goodness, to kneel [...]