Show Notes
God is Our Refuge and Strength: 150 Devotionals Through the Psalms releases in October. Through brief, practical expositions of all 150 psalms, this volume proclaims, explains, and applies each one in light of the New Testament and the finished work of Jesus Christ the Lord. These reflections are designed to enlighten the mind, warm the heart, strengthen the hands, point to the Saviour, and encourage the soul. In this Friday Extra we discuss the book with its authors, William Boekestein and Rob Ventura. Among other things we ask the following: — Why write another book on the Psalms? — Why should we seek greater familiarity with this biblical book? — What do we do with the 'imprecatory Psalms'? — How can we read a Psalm with profit when we don't feel like we are connecting with it on an emotional level?
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