Why is church music so HAPPY when so many of the Psalms were NOT?

The latest Biblical scholar to step into the Dojo is author of "Abraham's Silence" and "A New Heaven and a New Earth", J. Richard Middleton! We were finally able to connect and it was a wonderful discussion! Here are the timestamps for those who want to jump to a specific point...but you really should watch the whole episode! :) In this excerpt from our fuller discussion, Richard and I discuss dark nights of the soul, and the comfort of Lament Psalms, why churches are terrible at corporate lament in worship, ancient deities and Abraham's "testing" by YHWH For a much wider range we covered, see the full video at the link below! Previous Dojo Interviews: Dr. J. Richard Middleton - https://youtu.be/4N08tIU4iLI Dr. Carmen Imes - https://youtu.be/44RqvPjsgQM Elder Michael Holloway - https://youtu.be/MWyHC4OXVCk Dr. Middleton's Books and Resources can be found at: Abraham's Silence - https://tinyurl.com/3x94apv6 A New Heaven and New Earth - https://tinyurl.com/zjn74thh The Liberating Image: The Imago Dei in Genesis 1 - https://tinyurl.com/249zfsm6 Articles and blog - https://www.jrichardmiddleton.com Seminary Now - https://seminarynow.com/ Related Dojo resources: Superhero Seminary: Daredevil Explains 'Lucifer' - https://youtu.be/NFVtIk9A_kw JM's Digital Bible Study Hack - https://youtu.be/f1cQ56GqdD8 Bible for the Rest of Us (video course) - https://www.discipledojo.org/bible Apocalypse Now?? (audio course) - https://soundcloud.com/discipledojo/sets/apocalypse-now NET Bible review - https://youtu.be/MgIeBJZQcNk New Interpreter's Study Bible review - https://youtu.be/jF76WerS5V4 Biblical Theology Study Bible review - https://youtu.be/WQai07amd7A Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible review - https://youtu.be/0dNTdceIYvc Other resources mentioned in this discussion: Bearing God's Name by Dr. Carmen Imes - https://tinyurl.com/3rru63wf Laughter by Frederick Beuchner - https://tinyurl.com/fru8tcs6 Stewards of Eden by Sandra Richter - https://tinyurl.com/2p9fwds4 ***BONUS*** Richard's Reggae Recommendations! "Some of my favorite Bob Marley albums are Exodus; Survival; and Confrontation. The Legend album (best of) is a great place to start for those who don't know his music. The song that the alternative to the Gloria Patri comes from is "One Love": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdB-8eLEW8g I am also partial to the reggae-world music fusion of Third World, possibly the longest still running Jamaican reggae band - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band) Some of their best songs are "96 Degrees in the Shade"; "Try Jah Love"; "Jah Glory"; "Satta Massagana (Give Thanks)"; "Now That We've Found Love." I also love the music of Burning Spear (Winston Rodney), although his lyrics tend to be very simple and the rhythm is hypnotic. There is phenomenal concert footage of the Spear performing in Europe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7Ealg2s1jI ***Disciple Dojo shirts and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://www.zazzle.com/discipledojo ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org Subscribe to the Disciple Dojo podcast for more in-depth teaching and discussions: SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/discipledojo Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/26BDZz70HmnT5eoD9BEKQ7 iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/disciple-dojo/id1002934837 Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=181458&refid=stpr Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/uz8dbfet Disciple Dojo is a 501c3 Nonprofit organization. As such we rely on donor support to make this teaching available freely online. Please consider supporting this ministry if you benefit from the videos or podcast at http://www.discipledojo.org/donate