Welcome back to the Coffee and Bible Time podcast.

For those that may be listening for the first time, our podcast is an offshoot from our main platform, YouTube.

Our channel is called Coffee and Bible Time, where our goal is to help people delight in God's Word.

We also have a website and storefront with Bible studies, prayer journals, courses, and more.

Before we get started, a word from our sponsor.

I'm Mentor Mama, and today we are going to be talking to one of two authors about rediscovering

the rich treasures of the Psalms. The church has long used the Psalms as part of its prayer life.

And praying the Psalms is actually one of the oldest and most powerful ways of learning to talk to God.

Well, the Psalms have also inspired many genres of music and poetry and art that we enjoy today.

Well, our guest, Ryan Whitaker Smith, co-author of the devotional book Sheltering Mercy, is here to share his fresh way of reflecting and praying the Psalms.

Ryan is an author and filmmaker from Nashville, Tennessee.

His projects include The Jesus Music, a documentary about the history of

contemporary Christian music and film adaptations of the award-winning memoir, Surprised by Oxford,

and G.K. Chestersons, The Ball and the Cross. He has collaborated with his father, Michael W. Smith, on songs, music videos, and

concerts. Dan Wilts, who's not able to be with us here today, but also co-author of this

marvelous book is a songwriter, speaker, educator, and author who has his own teaching ministry and worship

and spiritual formation through Dan wilt.com. He has served as pastor and encourager of creative

leaders and has written several devotionals, including a well-worn path and songs are a place

we go. Wilt is also a contributing author to perspectives on worship, five views, and an internationally

respected communicator on worship and the arts.

He lives outside Nashville, Tennessee as well.

Well, please welcome Ryan.

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