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Psalm 72:10 – Tarshish Again
Last week I wrote a learner centered blog post on the significance of Jonah fleeing to Tarshish. And, Tarshish shows up again in today’s responsive reading. To understand the symbolism of gifts coming from there, try out the “activity” from the first part of the previous post using the maps. Then, consider the text. Psalm…
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God is Neither a Rescue Machine …
God is neither a rescue machine nor a supernatural force. God is a person, and one can ask him for help only when that personhood is taken seriously. Claus Westermann on the Community Psalm of Lament, Psalms (Chapter 1, “The Community Psalm of Lament”) Related – Check out some of my other Psalms posts from…