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“Do you ever get whiplash from reading the Psalms? You know that experience, where the psalmist is one minute singing God’s praises and seems to be delighted to be one of God’s children, and then the next moment he is lamenting the day he was born. What do we do with that kind of pendulum swing in the Scriptures? What does that imply about the nature of the Christian life? Well, that’s the question that Mike Emlet and I tackle in our episode of CCEF On the Go today, and I hope you join us and I hope you enjoy it.” Host, Alasdair Groves
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Additional Resources Available: Songs of Praise, Lament and Hope: A Songwriter’s Journey through the Psalms
Sandra McCracken shares her story by way of the Psalms and her experience as a songwriter. The Psalms teach us how to pray and sing our emotions. The Psalms follow us through life, giving words of hope and sorrow and joy in every changing circumstance. The songs we sing help us give voice and inspire us to have a more honest conversation with God.
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Alasdair Groves
Executive Director
Alasdair is the Executive Director of CCEF, as well as a faculty member and counselor. He has served at CCEF since 2009. He holds a master of divinity with an emphasis in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. Alasdair cofounded CCEF New England, where he served as director for ten years. He also served as the director of CCEF’s School of Biblical Counseling for three years. He is the host of CCEF’s podcast, Where Life & Scripture Meet, and is the coauthor of Untangling Emotions (Crossway, 2019).
Mike Emlet
Faculty
Mike is a faculty member and counselor at CCEF, where he has served since 2001. He holds a doctor of medicine from the University of Pennsylvania and a master of divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary. Prior to joining CCEF, Mike worked as a family physician for eleven years. He has particular interests in working with ministry leaders and with those who struggle with anxiety, depression, and OCD. He has published numerous books, including CrossTalk (New Growth Press, 2009), Descriptions and Prescriptions (New Growth Press, 2017), and Saints, Sufferers, and Sinners (New Growth Press, 2021).
