2021 Bible lectionary bookmarks for Lutheran and Roman Catholic church

January 1, 2021Bible studyMatt Maldre

Most Catholic and Lutheran churches follow the same schedule of Bible readings. To help you keep track, I made Bible bookmarks that list the entire schedule for the 1st reading, Psalm, 2nd reading, and Gospel. Whenever I finish a meal before my 1-year-old and 4-year-old, I get out our family Bible, and read one of the week’s readings.… Read the rest

Writing Psalm 100 in Walgreens

December 7, 2020Psalm Every DayMatt Maldre

Finding creative techniques to write Psalm 100 is a lot of fun. Today I found another interesting method that doesn’t involve in-depth lettering… Photograph a simple writing in the context of my daily life A couple days ago I wrote a simple version of Psalm 100.… Read the rest

Lettering badly and singing badly

December 3, 2020Psalm Every DayMatt Maldre

Instagram has some really cool lettering using regular Crayola markers. #crayligraphy (Sweet dream, September, and Beautiful by @nicebreakfast) My four-year-old daughter has Crayola markers out all the time. I figured I’d use of these simple tools to make an awesome creation.… Read the rest

16 verses use the Hebrew word ‘hodu’ for ‘give thanks’

December 1, 2020Psalm Every DayMatt Maldre

“Give thanks” (Hebrew: “hodu”) appears in 16 bible verses. Hebrew font is Frank Ruhl Libre Black from Google fonts All 16 Bible verses that use the Hebrew word ‘hodu’ for ‘give thanks’: Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!… Read the rest

Free PDF download of Advent devotion book for Christmas

December 1, 2020EtcMatt Maldre

2020 Advent devotional Missing out on your Advent devotion book from church? Here’s a free PDF booklet you can print out at home! With many people staying at home from church, you may not have the opportunity to pick up an Advent devotion book.… Read the rest

Motivation for handwriting a Psalm every day

November 24, 2020Psalm Every DayMatt Maldre

Why am I handwriting Psalm 100 every day? The motivation comes from many areas. Here are 13 motivations and inspirations. 1. Get in the Bible more I miss having a weekly Bible study. For nine years I went to a Bible study in the city.… Read the rest

Pac-Man and Psalm 100?

November 20, 2020Psalm Every DayMatt Maldre

Why would I render Psalm 100 in a Pac-Man font? A few loose reasons. 1. It’s my birthday, so I wanted to do something fun Every year when my birthday rolls around, it seems like I’m doing something creative. I don’t plan this out, it just kinda happens.… Read the rest

Psalm 100 in a spiral

November 19, 2020Psalm Every DayMatt Maldre

Of the eight sentences in Psalm 100, only two end with a period. The other six sentences have wonderful exclamation points. These two periods serve a definite purpose. If you take Psalm 100 and split it into two halves; each of these periods concludes their respective half.… Read the rest

“All the earth” shining loud from Psalm 100

November 18, 2020Psalm Every DayMatt Maldre

(Instagram • Twitter) “All the earth” is very much emphasized in today’s rendering of Psalm 100 for the “Psalm Everyday” project. I wanted to push one phrase in Psalm 100 to be really big and bold. “all the earth” is quite a bold statement, so it’s fitting to make this shine nice and loud.… Read the rest

Psalm 100 in Martin Luther’s handwriting

November 16, 2020Psalm Every DayMatt Maldre

(Instagram • Twitter) Every day for the past week I’ve been writing Psalm 100 by hand. I hope to continue this project for at least a year. Some days I do a straight-forward writing. Other days I do something a little more creative.… Read the rest

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Thoughts on God from a Missouri Synod Lutheran artist