Prophetic Lament - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Prophetic Lament write by Soong-Chan Rah. This book was released on 2015-09-03. Prophetic Lament available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The American church avoids lament. But lament is a missing, essential component of Christian faith. Soong-Chan Rah's prophetic exposition of the book of Lamentations provides a biblical and theological lens for examining the church's relationship with a suffering world. Hear the prophet's lament as the necessary corrective for Christianity's future.
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy write by Mark Vroegop. This book was released on 2019-03-14. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Lament is how you live between the poles of a hard life and trusting God’s goodness. Lament is how we bring our sorrow to God—but it is a neglected dimension of the Christian life for many Christians today. We need to recover the practice of honest spiritual struggle that gives us permission to vocalize our pain and wrestle with our sorrow. Lament avoids trite answers and quick solutions, progressively moving us toward deeper worship and trust. Exploring how the Bible—through the psalms of lament and the book of Lamentations—gives voice to our pain, this book invites us to grieve, struggle, and tap into the rich reservoir of grace and mercy God offers in the darkest moments of our lives.
The Louder Song
The Louder Song - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Louder Song write by Aubrey Sampson. This book was released on 2019-02-05. The Louder Song available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Lament helps us hear God’s louder song. When you’re in the midst of suffering, you want answers for the unanswerable, resolutions to the unresolvable. You want to tie up pain in a pretty little package and hide it under the bed, taking it out only when you feel strong enough to face it. But grief won’t be contained. Grief disobeys. Grief explodes. In one breath, you may be able to say that God’s got this and all will be well. In the next, you might descend into fatalism. No pretending. Here, you are raw before God, an open wound. There is a pathway through this suffering. It’s not easy, but God will use it to lead you toward healing. This path is called lament. Lament leads us between the Already and the Not Yet. Lament minds the gap between current hopelessness and coming hope. Lament anticipates new creation but also acknowledges the painful reality of now. Lament recognizes the existence of evil and suffering—without any sugarcoating—while simultaneously declaring that suffering will not have the final say. In the midst of your darkest times, you will discover that lament leads you back to a place of hope—not because lamenting does anything magical, but because God sings a louder song than suffering ever could, a song of renewal and restoration.
Lament for a Son
Lament for a Son - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lament for a Son write by Nicholas Wolterstorff. This book was released on 1987. Lament for a Son available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A loving father explores with honesty and intensity all facets of his grief at the death of his 25-year-old son.
Rejoicing in Lament
Rejoicing in Lament - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rejoicing in Lament write by J. Todd Billings. This book was released on 2015-02-10. Rejoicing in Lament available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. At the age of thirty-nine, Christian theologian Todd Billings was diagnosed with a rare form of incurable cancer. In the wake of that diagnosis, he began grappling with the hard theological questions we face in the midst of crisis: Why me? Why now? Where is God in all of this? This eloquently written book shares Billings's journey, struggle, and reflections on providence, lament, and life in Christ in light of his illness, moving beyond pat answers toward hope in God's promises. Theologically robust yet eminently practical, it engages the open questions, areas of mystery, and times of disorientation in the Christian life. Billings offers concrete examples through autobiography, cultural commentary, and stories from others, showing how our human stories of joy and grief can be incorporated into the larger biblical story of God's saving work in Christ.
