John Mark Hicks

What do you say to God when you are in a cave? Psalm 142 is a classic lament that pours out a believer’s complaint to the Lord, petitions God for deliverance, and affirms a fundamental trust in the God of Israel. Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks discuss the meaning and significance of this Psalm […]

The Psalms mirror the soul and give expression to our intense feelings of praise and worship. They express our confidence in God (Psalm 23), or our desire to worship him (Psalm 100), or our devotion to his ways (Psalm 1). But they also express our deepest moments of despair, doubt and questioning. They confess sin […]

Dr. Tiffany Mangan Dahlman joins Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks to discuss Psalm 77. This powerful and disturbing lament calls us to remember the ways of God in the midst of our grief and troubled times. What is the significance of this lament for our present moment?

Titus Walelo joins Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks to discuss the meaning and significance of Psalm 88. It is perhaps the darkest lament in the Psalter. We have all felt this Psalm in our souls at times, and we share some of our stories as we read Psalm 88 together in lament. How do […]