Salmo 139

January 29, 2025

[An English version is available here.] Este salmo es el favorito de muchos. Los primeros dieciocho versículos son algunas de las descripciones más íntimas y elevadas de la relación Dios-humano en el Salterio. La mayoría lo encuentra reconfortante, incluso afirmativo. Pero luego nos golpea una sacudida cuando leemos el Salmo 139:19-22. ¿Qué tiene eso que […]


Salmo 77

January 29, 2025

[An English version is available here.] El fin de semana anterior (18-19/9/2010) tuve el honor de reunirme con el Echo Lake Church of Christ en Westfield, Nueva Jersey y discutir “Anchors for the Soul: Trusting God in the Storms of Life.” Brian Nicklaus Es el ministro allí y fue un placer pasar un tiempo con él. Aparecieron varios […]


Psalm 145 – Derek: Meditating on the Way

September 20, 2024

Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks discuss one of the most important Psalms in Judaism. It is prayed three times a day by devout worshippers. It is a grand picture of God’s mighty works rooted in the divine identity as gracious, merciful, and ever present steadfast love. It is the praise song that concludes the […]


Psalm 113: Derek – Meditating on the Way

August 9, 2024

Dr. Phillip Camp, Professor of Old Testament at Lipscomb University, joins Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks to discuss the meaning and significance of Psalm 113, the first of the Egyptian Hallel Psalms sung at the pilgrimage festivals (including the Passover). We discuss the identity and activity of Israel’s God as well as the meaning […]


Psalm 77 – Derek: Meditating on the Way

July 13, 2024

Dr. Tiffany Mangan Dahlman joins Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks to discuss Psalm 77. This powerful and disturbing lament calls us to remember the ways of God in the midst of our grief and troubled times. What is the significance of this lament for our present moment?


DOES FAITH EVER STRUGGLE?

June 24, 2024

JOB’S FAITHFUL ENDURANCE IN GOD’S STORY [This is chapter 6 from my Yet Will I Trust Him (College Press, 1999), pp. 153-181.]                           What is man that you make so much of him,                                       that you give him so much attention,                           that you examine him every morning                                       and test him every moment?                           Will you never […]


Theologically? What is the Main Thing?

May 27, 2024

In this lesson, I discuss Titus 2:11-14 and Titus 3:3-8. What does one teach or stress in order to form a community of believers into a people zealous for good works? This was delivered at the Homewood Church of Christ in Birmingham, AL on May 19, 2024.


Psalm 150 — Derek: Meditating on the Way

May 24, 2024

Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks discuss the meaning and significance of Psalm 150 as the conclusion to the Psalter.


Embracing Creation

April 27, 2017

The Ray Evans Seminar, an annual event at the Alameda Church of Christ in Norman, Oklahoma, was held March 31-April 2, 2017. The general topic was Embracing Creation, which is also the title of the book I co-authored with Bobby Valentine and Mark Wilson. The book is available here. I gave six presentations as well […]


An African American Female “Papa”–Say What?

March 2, 2017

One of the most striking features of Paul Young’s parable entitled The Shack is his depiction of the Father. This has occasioned criticism at several levels. [This post is chapter 15 in my book Meeting God at the Shack: A Journey into Spiritual Recovery.] Is it idolatry to portray the Father in such a manner? […]