You’re permitted to call on “Our Father, who art in heaven” at all hours of the day and night with whatever you like.
Here is the true story, the one worth remembering: You are a gift.
The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s upcoming book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 32, 52.

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God is a judge, but unlike you, God is just!
By the end of this prayer of wrestling, David finally has the strength to claim victory over his lying enemies.
This article is part of Stephen Paulson’s series on the Psalms.
This article is part of Stephen Paulson’s series on the Psalms.
This article is part of Stephen Paulson’s series on the Psalms.
This article is part of Stephen Paulson’s series on the Psalms.
Nature ends in stinging judgment from its Creator.
The one who delights in the law of the Lord learns to fear his own good works and trust God outside of them.
Steven Paulson shares the meaning (and grace) found in All Saints Day
This week we are taking a closer look at 1 Corinthians 15:14-19 and what we lose if Christ has not been raised from the dead.
Who would ever want all these screamers and haters? It turns out that Christ does.
Faith is like a horse with blinders because it only beholds God’s promise. It is obsessed with what God has already said.