Passage, Paragraph, and Prayer

David gives us some ambiguous phrases in Psalm 104:4. Are the natural elements of wind and fire God’s messengers and ministers, or are God’s messengers and ministers, the angels, like wind and fire i…

When God created humans, he made it clear that he was about to create the pinnacle of animated life, the crown of his creation. In this episode, we consider God’s amazing handwork in his creation of …

How can a loving God allow things like hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes to do such horrible damage? Have you ever heard that argument against the existence of God? (By the way, that’s not really an …

In this episode, Pastor Biebert shares a true story to illustrate the truth that the animals have not gradually evolved from one kind of life form into another until arriving at their current kinds, …

In both Hebrew and Greek (the original languages of the Bible), the word for “sky” and the word for God’s dwelling (what we call “heaven”) are the same. God wants us to think of the latter whenever w…

Christians will commonly ask whether dinosaurs actually existed. In this episode, Pastor Biebert helps you square the evidence for dinosaurs with the Spirit-given truths of the Scriptures.

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In Psalm 104, the psalmist starts with his conclusion about God, before he tells us what he has learned that has led to that conclusion. His conclusion? The LORD has become very great. In this episod…

God begins Day 6 of the first week in world history by speaking the land animals into existence, in three broad categories.

Music Credit: J. S. Bach, “Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten,”…

Psalms 104 is one good psalm to read and meditate on when you’re feeling less than cheerful. Because everything God does, he does for us, there are plenty of reasons to bless the Lord—to acknowledge …

God’s effective blessing spoken to the sea creatures and winged creatures on Day 5 of the first week deserves further and deeper thought. In this episode, we especially relate the power and effect of…

In the second half of Psalm 32, David teaches us that freely forgiven forgiveness on God’s part leads to freely given obedience on our part. What a life of peace and joy God has given us in Christ!

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On Day 5 of the first week of history, God spoke to what he had created for the first time. In this episode, we begin to consider God’s effective blessing.

Music Credit: J. S. Bach, “Wir eilen mit sch…

You may have noticed the lack of new episodes in the past several months. In this episode, Pastor Biebert explains the reason for the inactivity and describes the changes to the podcast as it transit…

Is admitting wrong a sign of weakness? We certainly get that impression from the way famous people try to cover up. But David leads us to take the opposite viewpoint in the opening verses of Psalm 32…

The same day the Lord created the so-called sea monsters, the fish, and all the other sea creatures, he also created every flying creature of wing. In this episode, we consider some of these flying m…

In prayer, we don’t just cry out and appeal to God; we trust him. David opens and closes Psalm 6 with some parallel thoughts in order to demonstrate his confidence in God.

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God divides the sea creatures that he created on Day 5 into two categories. The first category is “the great sea creatures” or “the sea monsters.” In this episode, we consider a couple of those giant…

In Psalm 6:5–7, David gives the Lord two reasons to be merciful to him and to deliver him from his misery.

Music Credit: Michael Praetorius, “La Canarie,” in _Terpsichore_ (Wolfenbüttel, 1612), no. 31…

On Day 5, God creates for the first time what he calls “living life” or “animated life.” In this episode, Pastor Biebert helps you think about the biblical concept of soul.

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Do you want the Lord’s discipline? In this psalm, David teaches us how to pray when we find ourselves in hardship and difficult circumstances.

Music Credit: Michael Praetorius, “La Canarie,” in _Terps…