John Mark Hicks

Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks walk through the meaning of Psalm 9, which both remembers God’s mighty deeds for Israel in the past with gratitude and cries out to God to renew those mighty deeds in the present. It is a Psalm of both thanksgiving and lament. The Psalm remembers God’s justice for the […]

Bobby Valentine and John Mark walk through the practice of morning prayer with Psalm 5. Morning prayer may serve as a pledge of allegiance as well as a prayer for protection as we face daily threats and fears. As the Psalmist says, we pray for God to make the way straight for us and lead […]

Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks discuss Psalm 62, a classic psalm of trust and confidence. Though vulnerable to the assaults of secret enemies, the Psalmist trusts God because of Israel’s history with God’s power and steadfast love. The Psalmist finds a safe, stable, and peaceful place in God as a refuge until the storm […]