Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Tommy Brown, author of The Ache for Meaning. He is a pastor and contemplative teacher with a bachelor’s degree in pastoral ministry and master’s degrees in divinity and management, and a former little league baseball coach.

The Ache for Meaning by Tommy Brown

What Is the Palouse?

Dark Night of the Soul — Wikipedia

The Seven Money Types by Tommy Brown

The Torah for Dummies by Arthur Kurzweil

The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel

Sabbath as Resistance by Walter Brueggemann

Tommy Brown’s website

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Tommy Brown.

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Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks conclude the series on the Psalms and offer a final bit of encouragement to carry with us into the future.

Festival of Faith & Writing — Calvin University

My Bright Abyss by Christian Wiman

Inside Out (2015 film) — JustWatch

“Despite My Efforts Even My Prayers Have Turned into Threats” from Pilgrim Bell by Kaveh Akbar

“The Only Animal” from Walking to Martha’s Vineyard by Franz Wright

“Ulysses” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson — Poetry Foundation

“Bless Me” by Maverick City Music (feat. Kirk Franklin) — YouTube

Liturgy Prints — Every Moment Holy

“A Greek Papyrus Amulet from the Duke Collection with Biblical Excerpts” by Csaba A. La’da and Amphilochios Papathomas — JSTOR

Coble Eye Care

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Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé take a second stroll through the words of Psalm 23.

The Gorge Amphitheatre

Saving Paradise by Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker

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Brent Billings and Reed Dent listen to the voice of Psalm 19.

Firefly [Lightning Bug] — Wikipedia

Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner

Psalm 19: The Heavens Declare the Glory of God — Aleph Beta

Reflections: Christianity Makes Sense of the World — C. S. Lewis Institute

“The Merton Prayer” — Reflections, Yale Divinity School

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Brent Billings and Reed Dent mull over the words of Psalm 32.

Bad Words Series — BibleProject

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Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent compare and contrast Psalms 51 and 139.

Psalm 139: Take 1 — Reed Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship

Psalm 139: Take 4 — Reed Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship

The Crucifixion by Fleming Rutledge

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Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent discuss Psalm 91.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Derek Vreeland, author of Centering Jesus. He is the discipleship pastor at Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, MO, where he lives with his wife, Jenni.

Centering Jesus by Derek Vreeland

Review of Centering Jesus — Marty Solomon, Goodreads

Man Enough by Nate Pyle

God’s Empowering Presence by Gordon D. Fee

Benefit of the Doubt by Gregory A. Boyd

Salvation by Allegiance Alone by Matthew W. Bates

Daily Office Lectionary by Derek Vreeland

Book of Common Prayer — Wikipedia

Derek Vreeland’s Website

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Derek Vreeland.

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Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks discuss the words of Psalm 137.

BEMA 380: Psalms — The Hidden Face

Answering God by Eugene H. Peterson

BEMA 36: The Redemption Cycle

The Message of the Psalms by Walter Brueggemann

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Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks consider the words of Psalm 8.

The Message of the Psalms by Walter Brueggemann

Visual Commentary on Psalm 8 — BibleProject

The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel

Reflections on the Psalms by C. S. Lewis

“Rabbi Simcha Bunem's Favorite Sayings” by Julie Danan — Sefaria

Midrash Tehillim on Psalm 8 — Sefaria

Psalm 8 — Wikipedia

“Stars” by Switchfoot — YouTube

“Friend of God” by Israel Houghton — YouTube

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