If You Want To Be A Better Christian, Work To Become A Better Poet
From Professor Richard Beck…
A few months ago I was giving a chapel talk to ACU Honors students about what I called “the poetry of the Christian life.” The ideas were taken from Walter Brueggemann’s book Reality, Grief and Hope.
I shared three things with the students.
First, I said, when you look at the poetry of the prophets you see three different sorts of poetry, each with a different emotional tone. The prophets sing three different songs.
The first song is prophetic rage and indignation. This is the cry, “Let… Read More