Pilgrimage and Promise

Rob’s love of the Psalms leaps off every page of this book in a way that draws us into the profound depth and richness of our Lord’s faithfulness and grace in every changing scene of life. This book is food for the soul.

This is a wonderful devotional book to take through these special Psalms of Ascents. I found it speaking to me personally all along the way, as will every reader who takes this journey upwards in the spiritual life. Join with Rob and enjoy the refreshment that these meditations bring.

This is a truly encouraging treatment of the Psalms of Ascents, and provides plenty of useful material for Christian preachers and teachers as well as profound spiritual nourishment for pilgrims. Writing with a clear, accessible style, Rob Shimwell draws on his personal experience as a much-loved pastor to relate these Psalms on the one hand to the life of Jesus, and on the other hand to our struggles and joys as Jesus’ disciples. Like the psalmist, he combines realism about suffering, pain, questioning and temptation with abundant hope in a God of unfailing mercy and loving-kindness. He also shows how the longings of the psalmist are fulfilled in Jesus’ redeeming work, and makes illuminating connections between events in the Old Testament and the Gospels. I commend this book most warmly as a source of inspiration and guidance 'along the way'.

Imaginative, warm, insightful – Rob Shimwell draws upon a lifetime of pastoral ministry in these clever expositions of the pilgrimage Psalms of Ascents, imagining them first on Jesus’ lips and then drawing them forward for us today. This is Bible exposition at its best. You will be informed, encouraged and drawn closer to Jesus through this book – read and be blessed!