Green Pastures Devotions

A meadow of the heart - 8.19.25 19.08.2025 7:30 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 23 KJV (slightly adapted)

The Lord is my Shepherd - 8.18.25 18.08.2025 9:32 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 23 KJV (slightly adapted) * The prayer each day this week is adapted from Sheltering Mercy: Prayers Inspired by the Psalms , by Smith and Wilt

Backdrop:
More Moonwalking with Einstein - 8.16.25 16.08.2025 3:19 ↓

As promised, here’s snippet two from Joshua Foer’s epic book on the art, science, practice, and history of memorization entitled Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything. 

More Second Meanings - 8.15.25 15.08.2025 7:59 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 22.7-8, 12-18 MSG  

Second Meanings - 8.14.25 14.08.2025 7:13 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 22.1-8, 14-18 MSG

Story time: his story in me - 8.13.25 13.08.2025 7:49 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 107.1-8 MSG  

Story time: his story in us - 8.12.25 12.08.2025 8:37 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 106.9-13 MSG

Prayer: rolling in it, and rolling it out - 8.11.25 11.08.2025 7:22 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 102.1-2 MSG

Backdrop: Moonwalking with Einstein - 8.9.25 09.08.2025 3:57 ↓

That’s the title of one of my favorite reads on the art and science and practice of memorization, written by Joshua Foer, a journalist who delved into the previously unexplored (for him) world of professional memorizers who participated in memorizing competitions.

Like a weaned child - 8.8.25 08.08.2025 7:42 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 131 MSG  

Pivot psalm - 8.7.25 07.08.2025 7:23 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 73 (selections adapted from the MSG)

The Three Movements - 8.6.25 06.08.2025 8:48 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 119.71  

Whiplash - 8.5.25 05.08.2025 7:28 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 88.13-18 MSG

Boundary lines in pleasant places - 8.4.25 04.08.2025 8:25 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 16.6 KJV

Backdrop: Navigating the book of Psalms - 8.2.25 02.08.2025 6:33 ↓

Seeing that we are now three weeks into this summer of Psalms, perhaps it’s time to talk about how to navigate them as a book. I mean, just how do you tackle this the longest book/scroll of the entire collection of books/scrolls we know as the book of Psalms? https://bibleproject.com/videos/psalms/ -- and if you want more, check out this one too https://bibleproject.com/videos/book-of-psalms/ )

Statutes into songs - 8.1.25 01.08.2025 8:30 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 119.49-56 MSG  

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh - 7.31.25 31.07.2025 8:50 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 133 MSG  

From divine creed to political screed - 7.30.25 30.07.2025 7:45 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 12 TIB 

Rebel Yell - 7.29.25 29.07.2025 9:19 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 18.29-35 KJV

By my God I leap over a wall - 7.28.25 28.07.2025 7:41 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 18.29-35 KJV

Backdrop:
It’s a metaphor, man! - 7.26.25 26.07.2025 4:51 ↓

Once again, I refer you to the Bible Project and their five-minute video on imagery and metaphor – which you can find here: https://bibleproject.com/videos/metaphor-biblical-poetry

Smite them, Almighty Smiter! - 7.25.25 25.07.2025 7:08 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 137 MSG  

To the choirmaster - 7.24.25 24.07.2025 8:32 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 22.25-26 MSG  

Sink - 7.23.25 23.07.2025 7:53 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 46.10 MSG 

pal-gei mah-yeem - 7.22.25 22.07.2025 8:04 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Psalm 1 MSG (mostly)