Chrystie Cole
Morning Pages: Psalm 24
Psalm 24 is called a temple entry psalm, where Yahweh himself enters the temple as a victorious king returning from battle. Through this...
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Chrystie Cole
- May 3
- 9 min
Morning Pages: Psalm 23
Psalm 23 is full of loaded imagery. Shepherding was not only a common trade but also the language God used to refer to the leaders of...
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Chrystie Cole
- Apr 25
- 11 min
Morning Pages: Psalm 22
Psalm 22 is holy ground. On the micro level, it is another psalm of lament by David. But on the macro level, this psalm is intimately...
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Chrystie Cole
- Apr 11
- 5 min
Morning Pages: Psalm 21
I had a hard time getting excited by this psalm initially. Unfortunately, some days are just like that. We can struggle reading the Bible...
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Chrystie Cole
- Apr 4
- 6 min
Morning Pages: Psalm 20
Psalm 20 is a beautiful, priestly prayer for blessing and protection. Scholars believe this may have been a prayer the people of Israel...
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Chrystie Cole
- Mar 28
- 5 min
Morning Pages: Psalm 19
Psalm 19 is a passionate, powerful call to worship our awesome God, who has made himself known and knowable. It's a masterful symphony of...
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Chrystie Cole
- Mar 21
- 9 min
Morning Pages: Psalm 18
The most important part of any song is the melody. Psalm 18 is like David's life's soundtrack, and Yahweh is the clear melody. Throughout...
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Chrystie Cole
- Mar 14
- 7 min
Morning Pages: Psalm 17
Studying psalms of lament has been a rich and helpful practice in my faith. And yet, writing about them sometimes feels a bit repetitive....
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Chrystie Cole
- Feb 14
- 8 min
Morning Pages: Psalm 16
Psalm 16 is a simple yet beautiful song of devotion. There is so much within this psalm that teaches me what it means to behold God in...
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Chrystie Cole
- Feb 7
- 5 min
Morning Pages: Psalm 15
Reading the Bible is a dynamic experience. Some days it feels like sitting down to a feast. You gobble down every last morsel. Other days...
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Chrystie Cole
- Jan 31
- 4 min
Morning Pages: Psalm 14
Psalm 14, written by David, is a psalm of complaint or lament. There are echoes of this psalm in Romans 1 and 3, which Paul must have had...
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Chrystie Cole
- Jan 24
- 5 min
Morning Pages: Psalm 13
If you've ever wondered what it looks like to wrestle with the Lord, Psalm 13 provides the answer. This psalm is short, with only six...
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Chrystie Cole
- Jan 17
- 5 min
Morning Pages: Psalm 12
In this psalm of lament, David is distraught by the decline of godliness around him, and he cries out to Yahweh for deliverance. Verse...
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Chrystie Cole
- Jan 10
- 5 min
Morning Pages: Psalm 11
Some psalms take a few readings before you can begin appreciating what the psalmist is saying. You have to sit with them for a while. Ask...
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Chrystie Cole
- Jan 2
- 2 min
The Pressure of A New Year
Happy New Year, everyone! Regular posts will resume next week, but I wanted to hop on and share a few things on my mind this morning. A...
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Chrystie Cole
- Dec 20, 2022
- 3 min
A Christmas Benediction
This advent season, I was able to spend time leading women through four ways we encounter Jesus in the book of John. He is the who takes...
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Chrystie Cole
- Dec 15, 2022
- 3 min
The Now and Not Yet Of Christmas
The Christmas season can be full of joy. Seeing the wonder of Christmas through your child’s eyes for the first time. Reuniting with...
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Chrystie Cole
- Dec 13, 2022
- 6 min
Morning Pages: Psalm 10
Psalm 10 is a cry for justice. It's unclear if the writer is suffering injustice personally or if he is attuned to the suffering of those...
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Chrystie Cole
- Dec 6, 2022
- 7 min
Morning Pages: Psalm 9
Psalm 9 captures the broad range of the human experience—gratitude, lament, suffering, worship, and hope. In this psalm, David proves...
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Chrystie Cole
- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
Advent | Making Room for Jesus
The babe Jesus came into a world too crowded for him. His parents could find no room, no warm place for him to be born, no comfortable...
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