1. Craig and Troy love Psalm 51 because of the truth it speaks: we are sinful, and God is gracious. When God cleanses, we are indeed made clean.
  2. Even from the moment of the Fall, God has never left us without His gracious promise of redemption. God moves first to cover us.
  3. Satan didn't lie, but he told Adam and Eve exactly what would happen. The only thing he didn't say is whether or not they would like it.
  4. We might think of the poetry of the Psalms as a dance between creation and redemption.
  5. The struggle is real. That is to say, the struggle with sin. Can we make ourselves holy? Can we find within ourselves the strength to make it better?
  6. Psalm 60 is a lament that begins with a harsh and bitter accusation, namely that God has rejected us. David complains about rejection, loss, national tragedy and
  7. The needy are not forgotten by God. He hears the cry of the afflicted.
  8. Pain and suffering; it can feel like punishment from an angry God, and we try to figure out the cause, to our own frustration.
  9. Waiting on God can seem like slow motion torture sometimes.
  10. Part of the journey involves seasons of affliction, and during those times it is easy to feel separated from God, even rejected by our God
  11. Everyone is stained by sin. Who can stand before God? Who can dwell in His holy presence? Only the one who walks blamelessly.