*Winner of The Gospel Coalition 2019 Book Awards - Christian Living* ***2020 ECPA Christian Book of the Year & New Author Winner*** Where do you turn when the dark clouds of pain, suffering, and loss roll into your life? In a broken world, difficult trials can lead quickly to discouragement and despair-even...
*Winner of The Gospel Coalition 2019 Book Awards - Christian Living* ***2020 ECPA Christian Book of the Year & New Author Winner***
Where do you turn when the dark clouds of pain, suffering, and loss roll into your life? In a broken world, difficult trials can lead quickly to discouragement and despair-even for Christians. But the Bible sets forth an oft-neglected practice for dealing with such trials: lament. To lament is to turn to God in honest, desperate prayer, giving voice to the reality of our emotions-as intense and tumultuous as they may be. Ultimately, lament is an expression of faith in the God who hears our cries and responds with mercy and grace. Drawing on examples from the Bible and his own story of loss, pastor Mark Vroegop walks through steps of lament (Turn, Complain, Ask, and Trust) to show what lament is, why it is important, and how to enter into it-helping readers learn to live between the poles of God's goodness and a hard life.
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Where do you turn when the dark clouds of pain, suffering, and loss roll into your life? In a broken world, difficult trials can lead quickly to discouragement and despair-even for Christians. But the Bible sets forth an oft-neglected practice for dealing with such trials: lament. To lament is to turn to God in honest, desperate prayer, giving voice to the reality of our emotions-as intense and tumultuous as they may be. Ultimately, lament is an expression of faith in the God who hears our cries and responds with mercy and grace. Drawing on examples from the Bible and his own story of loss, pastor Mark Vroegop walks through steps of lament (Turn, Complain, Ask, and Trust) to show what lament is, why it is important, and how to enter into it-helping readers learn to live between the poles of God's goodness and a hard life.
*Winner of The Gospel Coalition 2019 Book Awards - Christian Living* ***2020 ECPA Christian Book of the Year & New Author Winner*** Where do you turn when the dark clouds of pain, suffering, and loss roll into your life? In a broken world, difficult trials can lead quickly to discouragement and despair-even...
*Winner of The Gospel Coalition 2019 Book Awards - Christian Living* ***2020 ECPA Christian Book of the Year & New Author Winner***
Where do you turn when the dark clouds of pain, suffering, and loss roll into your life? In a broken world, difficult trials can lead quickly to discouragement and despair-even for Christians. But the Bible sets forth an oft-neglected practice for dealing with such trials: lament. To lament is to turn to God in honest, desperate prayer, giving voice to the reality of our emotions-as intense and tumultuous as they may be. Ultimately, lament is an expression of faith in the God who hears our cries and responds with mercy and grace. Drawing on examples from the Bible and his own story of loss, pastor Mark Vroegop walks through steps of lament (Turn, Complain, Ask, and Trust) to show what lament is, why it is important, and how to enter into it-helping readers learn to live between the poles of God's goodness and a hard life.
-Publisher
Where do you turn when the dark clouds of pain, suffering, and loss roll into your life? In a broken world, difficult trials can lead quickly to discouragement and despair-even for Christians. But the Bible sets forth an oft-neglected practice for dealing with such trials: lament. To lament is to turn to God in honest, desperate prayer, giving voice to the reality of our emotions-as intense and tumultuous as they may be. Ultimately, lament is an expression of faith in the God who hears our cries and responds with mercy and grace. Drawing on examples from the Bible and his own story of loss, pastor Mark Vroegop walks through steps of lament (Turn, Complain, Ask, and Trust) to show what lament is, why it is important, and how to enter into it-helping readers learn to live between the poles of God's goodness and a hard life.
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament$24.99$17.49
Helpfully acknowledges how little we talk about lament in our Christian communities and provides a framework for how to lament. The book is simple to read, relatable and sometime I would definitely recommend to others, whether going through a hard time or wanting to set up good frameworks for when those times inevitably come. The author helpfully teaches how to have faith in god and turn to him no matter what
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
6 years ago
Honest. Raw. Bold. Beautiful
Honest. Raw. Bold. Painful. Beautiful. Biblical. Christ-centred. Worshipful. Pastoral. These are just some words to describe this book. Lament is truly a lost Christian art. The bible is full of lament, yet it is not the topic that we talk about. This book teaches you to learn TO lament, learn FROM lament, and learn to LIVE WITH lament. A truly wonderful book that all pastors should read to understand the gift and grace that is lament. Book of the year?
