In his influential treatment of the Psalms Walter Brueggemann describes three types of psalms, psalms of orientation, psalms of disorientation, and psalms of reorientation.
Love this. I've often struggled when visiting churches. When the messaging is all good all the time, I find I can't relate. More than that. It sounds fake. Add nuance and I'm with you. A little dissonance and it almost makes the good more believable cause it's not packaged in plastic. Thanks for this.
Thank you for this timely word that connects God's Word to the reality of our societal moment. Helpful to have you framed one of my favorite Psalms in this context.
Love this. I've often struggled when visiting churches. When the messaging is all good all the time, I find I can't relate. More than that. It sounds fake. Add nuance and I'm with you. A little dissonance and it almost makes the good more believable cause it's not packaged in plastic. Thanks for this.
Thank you for this timely word that connects God's Word to the reality of our societal moment. Helpful to have you framed one of my favorite Psalms in this context.