The fool lives as if God is uninvolved or disinterested in life on earth, and so they seek their own way by devouring the poor as easily as they eat bread and fail to call upon the Lord. But the Lord is present among the generation of the righteous and a refuge for the poor […]
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What are the righteous to do when the world is falling about? When the lovers of violence and injustice are shooting arrows at the followers of the way? Psalm 11 responds to these questions, and the answer is rooted in Yahweh’s identity, faithfulness, and love. Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks discuss the meaning of […]
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Psalm 73: “I was envious of the arrogant; I saw the prosperity of the wicked . . . But when I thought to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task, until I went into the sanctuary of God.” Dr. Michael Brown joins Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks for a discussion of the […]
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