Read, Pray, Sing: The Psalms as an Entryway to the Scriptures

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Read, Pray, Sing: The Psalms as an Entryway to the Scriptures

The Read, Pray, Sing Conference was held April 12-13, 2013 on the Union University campus. It was a conference that focused on the Psalms as a strategic entryway for helping people grasp and be shaped by the Bible, and it featured keynote addresses from Andy Davis and Heath Thomas along with breakout sessions led by Union faculty members.

  1. 13/04/2013

    Andy Davis - Plenary Session

    The Sufferings of Christ and the Subsequent Glories in the Psalms

    59 min

  2. 13/04/2013

    Heath Thomas - Plenary Session

    God, Israel, and the Nations: Praising God and His Salvation in Psalm 117

    1h 2m

  3. 13/04/2013

    George Guthrie - Breakout Session Notes

    Read, Pray, Sing: The Psalms as an Entryway to the Scriptures

  4. 13/04/2013

    Harry Lee Poe - Breakout Session

    When C. S. Lewis undertook his study of the Psalms, he said that it "is not what is called an 'apologetic' work," by which he meant a book "trying to convince unbelievers that Christianity is true." In another sense, however, apologetics is precisely what this devotional book for believers really is. In addition to believers, Lewis indicated that he wrote the book for "those who are ready, while reading, to 'suspend their disbelief." He does not deal with all the psalms, but he focuses on the ones that cause "difficulties" and that for modern readers "are at first most repellent." This session will explore how Lewis made the psalms accessible to a modern audience without changing their meaning.

    1h 2m

  5. 13/04/2013

    Harry Lee Poe - Breakout Session Notes

    Read, Pray, Sing: The Psalms as an Entryway to the Scriptures

  6. 13/04/2013

    Kevin Chen - Breakout Session

    It is easy to forget that the Psalms are 150 separate poems. They are creative, emotional, lyrical poems designed in the mind of God. The poetry is easy to overlook because we read the Psalms in English translations. This breakout session will help us to rediscover the poetry of the Psalms. We will examine the use of descriptive imagery, helpful comparisons, and some uniquely Hebrew characteristics as well. Just as we read and interpret English poems differently from, say, essays or personal letters, we should also read and interpret the Psalms according to their style.

    59 min

  7. 13/04/2013

    Kevin Chen - Breakout Session Notes

    Read, Pray, Sing: The Psalms as an Entryway to the Scriptures

  8. 13/04/2013

    Paul Jackson - Breakout Session

    The Psalms are like a densely thicketed forest with five distinct yet connected sections. As a forest is only as beautiful as the sum of its trees, the Psalms overarching glory eludes us if we mainly study them individually. Sometimes interpretations and applications are missed because a key observation has been overlooked by focusing on just one "tree" - the key of observing how the author crafted the transitions between each large section. This session will explore how understanding the structure of the Psalms is essential for proper interpretation and application.

    38 min
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The Read, Pray, Sing Conference was held April 12-13, 2013 on the Union University campus. It was a conference that focused on the Psalms as a strategic entryway for helping people grasp and be shaped by the Bible, and it featured keynote addresses from Andy Davis and Heath Thomas along with breakout sessions led by Union faculty members.

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