I went for a walk to our College farm today and when I came across the scene below I was … More
Author: Worship and Wisdom - Psalms, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes
My name is Rod and I became a follower of Jesus at the age of 19 and have continued to follow Him for over 50 years. I love studying the Word of God and sharing it with others.
# 36 Psalms of Thanksgiving (#4) Psalm 91 Have you ever felt vulnerable?
Psalm 91 is considered to fall into the category of Psalms of Thanksgiving, but it is quite different to Psalm … More
# 35 Psalms of Thanksgiving (#3) Psalm 30 – ‘at the heart of what it means to be a Christian’.
In my posts about psalms of thanksgiving so far, I have used the example of Psalm 30 and quoted some … More
# 34 Psalms of Thanksgiving (#2) Divine transformation
‘Transformation’ seems to be the word that describes best what has happened in the lives of the writers of the … More
# 33 Psalms of Thanksgiving (#1) From “wretchedness to joy”!
So, back to the types of Psalms as per Longman’s suggestion that there are “roughly seven basic types”, these being … More
# 32 Psalms of Lament (# 9) Relationship or religion?
There is no doubt about it, life can be very tough at times, and there are countless reasons why this … More
# 31 Introduction to Psalms of Lament (# 8) – “acts of unfaith and failure”?
So, back to “psalms of disorientation”, as Walter Brueggemann calls the lament psalms. I guess we have to ask the … More
# 30 Psalms of Lament (# 7) – ‘full of power and passion’
So, is it really true that the Psalms and particularly the Lament Psalms have been basically neglected by us, the … More
# 29 Psalms of Lament (# 6) – Psalm 13 (# 3)
“It’s interesting, in the light of Crabb’s comments (quoted in the previous post), that the psalmist here in Psalm 13 … More
# 28 Psalms of Lament (# 5) – Psalm 13 (# 2)
And so, the psalmist who wrote Psalm 13 expresses his heartfelt concerns to God. I don’t know about you, but … More
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