Tag: emotion

• Studying Lamentations 5

  

  We are studying Lamentations 5 – the whole poem – for Sunday, April 25. This is the concluding poem of the cycle that forms the book of Lamentations, which is a lament for the suffering of the people of Jerusalem and Judah after the destruction by the Babylonians. [Some questions on the text are here.]…

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  April 22, 2021

  Text of the Week – Notes

  compassion, emotion, lament, Lamentations, Lamentations 5, poetry, reading the Bible, texts that aren't in the lectionary

• Reflecting on Genesis 45 1-15

  

  We’re studying Genesis 45:1-15 for Sunday, September 27 – Joseph’s tearful reunion with his brothers – they have a history, as we know – after they beg for mercy for Benjamin. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are some questions we could consider as we think about how to read this text for…

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  September 25, 2020

  Text of the Week – Questions

  emotion, forgiveness, Genesis 45:1-15, love, predestination, providence, reading the Bible, theology