Hi friends, welcome to the first installment of Psalms, Hymns, & Spiritual Songs where we will explore worship songs and church music. Hymns are songs of praise that have deep roots in religious traditions that evolved over the ages. From biblical hymns in the Old Testament to the diverse styles of Christian hymnody today, songs ofContinue reading “All Creatures of Our God and King | Psalms, Hymns, & Spiritual Songs”
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A Modern Psalm of Lament
In his recent post on Time for Providence, fellow Christian blogger, Nathan Dooley, examined Psalm 74, a lament of hope calling on God with reverent boldness. In our online conversation, Nathan and I agreed that lament is actually worship. I was inspired to pen a psalm of lament myself. Here it is: A Modern PsalmContinue reading “A Modern Psalm of Lament”
Saturday in the Word | The Beauty in our Hurts
“The only friend I have left is Darkness…”is how Heman the Ezrahite chose to close his psalm of pain. Psalm 88 has been painted as the darkest corner of the Psalms. A friend once observed how the psalms are a journal of our human experience—the good, the bad, and the ugly. Being human is hard,Continue reading “Saturday in the Word | The Beauty in our Hurts”
