Starting Easter Monday, April 13, I will be reading and teaching through the book of Psalms, one psalm each day, ending in September. You should join me!

In this post:

• Why we should read the Psalms—now more than ever;

• How to read along with me;

• How to get a copy of the beautiful book I’ll be using.

The Psalms Make Us Strong

For 3,000 years, the people of God have read, sung, prayed, studied, and learned the Psalms, and these ancient Hebrew poems have made God’s people strong in times of trouble and joyful in times of praise.

The Psalms help us remain rooted so we won’t be swept away in the storm. Psalm 1, e.g., explicitly promises that people who spend time with God’s words become like trees, deeply rooted and always fruitful even in times of drought!

The Plan

There are 150 Psalms; a few are long, and a few are very short, but most are a couple of paragraphs—in other words, perfect for reading one a day. We begin on Easter Monday, April 13, and will conclude on September 9, 150 days later.

Every day, I’ll post a very brief reflection/explanation on the Bible section of this blog; I will also email out that reflection daily at 4:00 AM for everyone on my Bible mailing list. Sign up here if you are not already subscribed. (If you had been receiving my Genesis emails, you are good to go for Psalms.)

I will be preaching and teaching through Psalms as well. The kickoff Bible study will be on Wednesday, April 15 at 8 PM.

The Beautiful Psalms Books We’re Using

We’ll be using the Psalms ESV Scripture Journal books available from Crossway.

You can buy your own from Amazon here.

You can of course read through the Psalms in any Bible or Bible app, but that is the book we’ll be using at Munger. They are beautiful books, with the text on one page and an empty notes page facing. The photo below (from the Crossway website) is of Matthew’s Gospel, but you get the idea.

How to Pick Up Your FREE Copy

We had ordered 4,000 books and were planning on distributing them on Easter Sunday. But, plans change and we set up a strict pick up system at church (sign-up online, drive-up, roll down passenger window, receive books into empty passenger seat, etc.) and in the last four days we gave out 2,038 books!

Let me repeat that: in the last four days we gave out 2,038 books!

The books have been in our storage unit since the end of January, and the only person who will touch them will be wearing gloves and a mask.

If you’d like to pick up a copy for you or a loved one, we have 2 more scheduled pick-up windows:

Wednesday, 4/8 and Monday, 4/13

10:00 AM- 12noon.

Be sure to sign up online at this link.

(And be sure to read and follow all instructions completely.)

***Remember, if you can’t pick up a copy at Munger, you can click here and order one from Amazon.***

Ready to Go?

For 3,000 years, the people of God have read, sung, prayed, studied, and learned the Psalms, and these ancient Hebrew poems have made God’s people strong in times of trouble and joyful in times of praise.

Now it’s our turn.

Ready to go?