By Shawn McMullen Worship is a vital component of the Christian life, whether we engage in corporate worship with other believers or in private worship during a personal quiet time. But what leads us to worship? The Scriptures offer several motivating factors. Here are a few. Obedience We worship God because we’re commanded […]
By Shawn McMullen Charles M. Sheldon’s fictional classic, In His Steps, was first published in 1897. It’s about the spiritual awakening of a minister, Henry Maxwell, and his congregation following the death of a poor, unemployed beggar who happened into their Sunday morning worship service. The day the man died (just a week after […]
By Shawn McMullen As a child, I memorized the twenty-third psalm (King James Version) in Sunday school. While I didn’t understand every line, the phrase, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me” (v. 4) gave me comfort whenever I […]
By Shawn McMullen The collection is called Praises in the Hebrew text. Later it became known as The Book of Praises. The Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament) titled it Psalms from the Greek psalmos, indicating the use of instrumental music or song. For thousands of years the psalms have comforted, corrected, […]
By Shawn McMullen The nation of Aram was at war with the nation of Israel. (You can read the account in 2 Kings 6:8-23.) The Arameans had a formidable army, but their king faced an unusual problem. Every time he planned a move against the Israelite forces, the prophet Elisha revealed it to the […]
