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Lament
There was a tradition in a segment of Psalms referred to as the lament psalms. It was the pouring out of one's grief with all its ugliness to God. It was often in response to great loss, death, war, captivity and often gave voice to great despair and anger. In all the rawness that could be mustered, the psalmist would Continue Reading...Read more -
You’re In when you Feel Most Out
Many of us are familiar with the Beatitudes in Matthew 5. You know, Blessed are the poor. Blessed are the ... . There are two words that translate into "Blessed" in first-century Judaism. The first, in Hebrew beraka (and the Greek eulogeo) and this word isn't used in the Beatitudes. This word is used in prayer, asking for a blessing. For example, "Father, please bless Tom Continue Reading...Read more -
Help Stop the Spread of the Email Insanity
Some days I want to declare email bankruptcy! I was recently swallowed up by a series of epic emails as a part of a conversation regarding a Board I serve on. It was a 5 way conversation with everyone "reply all"ing and it was pure cyber mayhem! We have since reformed our email etiquette but if you are like Continue Reading...Read more
