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Crossway has rebranded the ESV Devotional Psalter and it now has a more devotional feeling name—In the Lord I Take Refuge. This book features the same devotions written by Dane Ortlund that were in the previous Devotional Psalter. This book will help the reader reflect and meditate on each Psalm in the Bible.
Although this book is a collection of beautiful images, it is laid out intentionally. In the Introduction, Challies speaks of this book being structured around “the means of grace.” He goes on to say, “The means of grace are the habits we engage in through which we speak to God and he speaks to us, through which we listen to God and he listens to us.” Thus they are organized with reading the Bible, prayer, and gathering as the local church in mind.
The Psalms are such a staple in the Bible. In them, we get the full range of human emotion. We get so much depth and insight into the Lord in the Psalms. We could spend the rest of our lives in the Psalms alone and never fully mine the riches contained within. I love the Psalms and I’m excited to bring you a unique review today from the good people at Crossway. The ESV Devotional Psalter is a beautiful edition of the Psalms that also includes a devotion from Dane Ortlund for each Psalm.
I absolutely love Advent. I remember the first time I intentionally participated in Advent that it stirred my heart for the true meaning of Christmas like no other. Every year, I look for a new Advent devotion book to lead my wife and I through so we can set our eyes on Jesus and drown out the commercial noise of the holidays.
I’ve never celebrated Lent. It always kind of seemed like a Catholic thing. But as I sit here thinking about Lent, my mind is taken back to Advent. A few years ago, I had never celebrated Advent, but now it is a season that serves to make Christmas much more meaningful for me. One of my favorite Advent devotions is called Love Came Down at Christmas by Sinclair Ferguson. Dr. Ferguson has a way of writing and speaking that makes Christ grand. He has now written a devotional for the season of Lent called To Seek and To Save: Daily Reflections on the Road to the Cross.
Growing up, I never really knew what Advent was apart from all the fun calendars you could open, but as I got older and learned the meaning of Advent and started participating in it with my own family, it has become really meaningful to me. Advent means “coming” and we take all 24 days leading to Christmas day to intentionally focus on the coming Christ as a baby. I’ve found this intentional focus helps me keep the true meaning of Christmas at the forefront of the season and it increases my joy in Christ…
