Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 5: Psalm 77
Out of the depths I cry to you, LORD; Lord, hear my voice. Do you ever feel like no one’s listening to you? I used to live in New York City, a city of eight million people, but some days Midtown Manhattan felt like the loneliest place on earth. I had friends,...
Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 5: Psalm 77
The phrase of Psalm 77 that sticks out to me is: My soul refuses to be comforted. Put in the context of the rest of the text, Scott’s blog from yesterday, the question of the week (If Darkwood Brew could help you answer a question that affects you personally,...
Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 5: Psalm 77
Fair question. In fact, it’s probably a necessary question. It stems, I think, from a fundamental logic problem. Can God change? Does God change? If it is possible for God to change even one tiny bit, even one atom – whatever a God atom is – in a...
Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 5: Psalm 77
Oh Holy Heartache,What moves this blackness through me like a moonless night? I cannot rest. These cries within me groan from the very marrow of my bone and scrape the bottom of the earth – do you not know me?Oh Holy Heartache,Give me the courage to keep...
Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 5: Psalm 77
This week we’ll take a look at Psalm 130. I have written a piece of music inspired by the psalm. Here are the lyrics to my composition. Keep in mind that this is just a paraphrase of the original . After meditating on Psalm 130, the phase, “Out of the...
Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 5: Psalm 77
I’m going to go off on a tangent this week, because I’m attending my denomination’s national assembly and have NO TIME. Because I am in Orlando, Florida this week and my wife, Helen, is back in Southern Illinois, we will not be together for...