• The wise, hard-working ant

    In the Bible, Proverbs are short statements to help you live wisely daily. Our society likes things that are short and to-the-point. The proverbs are certainly that! Proverbs 6:6 says: “Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!” See what I mean? Short and to the… Listen ⇢

  • How God’s justice encourages peace

    Psalm 139 is one of the most famous psalms. In it we learn about God’s care for us. He enters into relationship with us from the womb. We are “fearfully and wonderfully made” (verse 14). But the tone changes at verse 19: “Oh that you would slay the wicked, O… Listen ⇢

  • Your soul has a label with three words

    This week I’ve been encouraging you to think about how you are valuable. This is no power of positive thinking. This is rooted in Scripture. You are made in God’s image (Genesis 1:27), and you are “fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14). When we read our Bibles, or speak to… Listen ⇢

  • Who are we when all our things are taken away?

    One of Arthur Miller’s books is called Incident at Vichy. A man appears before a Nazi guard. The Nazis have just invaded their town. The man is well-educated and well-respected. He shows his credentials to the guards. These include his university degrees and his letters of reference from well-known people. … Listen ⇢

  • Received, not achieved

    Our society values achievement. That’s one of the reasons we have things like trophies, ribbons, A-pluses, and year-end bonuses.  If we’re not careful we can start to think that our value is connected to our achievements. “I’m only truly valuable if others recognize me, or if I have a lot… Listen ⇢

  • Little actions, big mission

    In one of his speeches John F. Kennedy said that America would put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. “In a very real sense,” he said, “it will not be one man going to the moon—it will be an entire nation. For all of us… Listen ⇢

  • Unexpected holy ground

    “Be holy, because I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16). In the 17th century, George Swinnock said that a Christian should regard “his shop as well as his chapel as holy ground.”* Here is what he meant. We often think of church buildings as “holy ground.” We might also think of… Listen ⇢

  • A God who never sleeps

    Psalm 121:3-4 says this about God’s guardianship over his people: “He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.” I think that the psalm is alluding to a story from 1 Kings 18. There… Listen ⇢

  • We don’t believe in luck

    Christians believe in certain things. One of those things isn’t luck. Luck is the idea that everything unfolds according to chance. According to that line of thinking, God is neither almighty nor active. Granted, someone might say “What luck!” when it’s sunny on the same day they decide to go… Listen ⇢

Meet the producer, Matthew Ruttan.

Matthew is a disciple, pastor, husband, and dad of three who lives in the psalms.

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