Have you ever turned to the Psalms during a time of emotional turmoil? Most believers have found comfort in this book because the descriptive prose seems to give voice to what they are feeling. Many ...
In one of the most emotionally wrenching and theologically complex events depicted in the Gospels, Jesus’ cry of dereliction seems to suggest that either God abandoned Jesus or that Jesus was not God.
Right from the start, Riley Clemmons is seen with a band in a dimly lit room. There is authenticity, and she vulnerably sings about our hard times in life and how God knows the tears that we cry. The ...
From noon until three in the afternoon the whole earth was dark. At about three Jesus cried out with a loud shout, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani,” which means, “My God, my God, why have you left me?” ...
Today we encounter Jesus’ cry from the cross: “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Mark 15:34). Although it’s a small detail within a larger narrative, it can be a huge obstacle when it comes ...