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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
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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
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Detail of pencil diagram showing Bible verses with "Give thanks"

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
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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
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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
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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
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Psalm 100 written in a spiral

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
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Final art: "all the earth" from Psalm 100

“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
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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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Psalm 100 hand-written with pencil on paper, with clipboard

Every day, I’m going to hand-write the same Psalm

October 29, 2020Psalm Every DayMatt Maldre
[Update: you can follow my @PsalmEveryday on Twitter and @PsalmEveryDay on Instagram.] We all know that reading our Bible every day is a great thing. How about hand-writing a verse every day? Hand-writing a verse everyday gets you to slow down and absorb each word more.… Read the rest
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