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Tears Remain [New Poem]
Posted on March 29, 2023 Leave a Comment

When the flood of words And surge of shock Run dry Tears remain Could they forever flow In the dark In the deep Detached disintegration? We are scattered and strewn In the valley stretching On and across A vast expanse of pain Like bones Dry, very, very dry Misplaced and displaced Disordered in decay While […]
Learning to Lament — Part 3
Posted on September 15, 2022 Leave a Comment

This post is the third of three on biblical lament. You can read the first here and the second here. Also, if you’re interested in digging deeper into the topic of lament, I recommend checking out Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop. An Exposition of Psalms 42-43 Psalms 42-43 […]
Learning to Lament — Part 2
Posted on September 13, 2022 1 Comment

This post is the second of three on biblical lament. You can read the first here. Also, if you’re interested in digging deeper into the topic of lament, I recommend checking out Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop. The Shape of Biblical Lament While there are many different types […]
Learning to Lament — Part 1
Posted on September 11, 2022 3 Comments

In the next series of posts, I’ll be sharing an essay I wrote several years ago about biblical lament. I recently taught on this subject again and, upon revisiting this essay, thought it would be worth sharing here. That being said, since I wrote this an excellent book on this topic was released by Mark […]