Episode 137: That’ll teach you!

Before we leave Psalm 59, I want to use it to reflect upon something I’ve often heard Christians ask when they suffer difficulties: “What is God trying to teach me?” On the one hand, it’s good to be teachable, because there’s always something to learn. But on the other, the question often presumes that if we learn some specific lesson, the suffering will end—which is not to be taken for granted. Suffering can deepen our faith and help us endure, even if the suffering continues.

What is Chunks: The Book of Psalms?

If the Bible had a hymnal, it would be the book of Psalms. This diverse collection of 150 poems and prayers runs the gamut of emotion and experience, from songs of highest praise to the deepest depths of lament, from prayers for help and salvation to vehement curses against the psalmist's enemies. We will not cover all the psalms in this podcast, nor take them in order. But my hope is that each episode will help you connect more personally with the riches of the Psalms. All biblical passages will be read from the New International Version, unless otherwise noted.