Was 'My God, why have you forsaken me' a Psalm 22 invocation?
- Was Jesus's cry 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me' a deliberate invocation of Psalm 22 rather than a cry of despair?
A host who teaches the Bible to people who teach the Bible asks the group about the view that Jesus's final cry was a deliberate invocation of Psalm 22 rather than a cry of despair — 'basically singing' it, an ultimate declaration that God is in control. The hosts endorse the reading, and one contrasts it with The Jesus Storybook Bible's rendering that God turned away from Jesus, recounting a conversation with his seven-year-old daughter who found the idea preposterous. Another host's oldest daughter is quoted: 'it's like Harry Potter — every time you read it, it gets deeper and deeper. It all connects.'
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Dear LFTP: Champ the untrained dog and holding boundaries with your son
- How do I handle my son bringing his untrained dog Champ on our weekend grandson visits?
Mike reads the second letter: the writer hosts weekend grandson visits where her son Dennis brings Champ, an untrained destructive puppy that runs wild, barks, and digs.
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Dear LFTP: wife mocks husband's bladder problem in public
- How should I respond when my wife mocks me and my bladder problem in public?
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Dear LFTP: the birthday invitations
- Should parents be allowed to send birthday invitations to school when only select students are invited?
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Dear LFTP: Cindy's baby name ideas
- What should I do about my friend's terrible baby name choices?
Mike reads a letter from Dave about his longtime friend Cindy, six months pregnant, who keeps proposing names like chlamydia, bidet, chalet, and cliche because they sound pretty regardless of meaning.