Filipino scholar, Federico "Rico" Villanueva, joins David Capes on "The Stone Chapel Podcast" to talk about the tragic loss of lament in the church today. Everyone wants to come to church and be happy in Jesus, yet the reality is, a large portion of the people present are going through soul-wrenching hardships. What can we do for them? One-third of the Psalms are laments, and we need to recover those in our worship today to minister to those who are suffering and to deepen our own spiritual lives.

Federico lectured at the Lanier Theological Library in January 2025. You can find that video here.

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This podcast is about 20 minutes in length.