March 26, 2016
Brief words often speak volumes. They say so much, and no other words are needed. “I thirst” is exactly that. While, at first, we may think this is primarily about physical thirst—and we should not discount that dimension, the words are more about the situation in which Jesus finds himself. “I thirst” is the cry […]
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Biblical Texts, Pastoral Care | Tagged: Cry of Dereliction, Holy Saturday, John 19:38, Lament, Prayer, Suffering, Thirst |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
July 30, 2015
This is a presentation of the Five Anchors for the Soul in the Storms of Life at the Central Church of Christ in Athens, AL on July 8, 2015. Here God loves, God listens, God understands, God reigns, and God wins.
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Pastoral Care | Tagged: Christology, God, Grief, Lament, Suffering |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 4, 2015
Israel had recently experienced defeat. Though perhaps an exilic context, it probably reflects a military defeat in the pre-exilic period (e.g., the invasion of Zerah the Cushite during the reign of righteous Asa in 2 Chron 14:9-10, the invasion of the Moabites during the reign of righteous Jehoshaphat in 2 Chron 20:1, or some other […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Communal Lament, Disappointment, Lament, Psalm 44, Psalms, Theodicy |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
September 3, 2014
There is always reason to weep. We don’t have to look too far into our world—whether through social media, television, or newsprint—to find reason to weep. Yet, too often we—especially the church—ignore, hide our eyes, or look past the pain in order to escape into fantasy, denial, or hope. We rarely sit in our grief […]
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Biblical Texts, Pastoral Care | Tagged: Grief, Lament, Lamentations, Liturgy, Prayer |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
April 19, 2014
The College Hills Church of Christ in Lebanon, TN, invited me to teach a class on “Yet Will I Trust Him: Trusting God in the Storms of Life” throughout January and February 2014. It was a good experience for me, though whether it was for everyone else is something I cannot judge. I am grateful […]
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Pastoral Care, Theology | Tagged: Christology, Evil, God, Lament, Providence, Resurrection, Suffering |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks