Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy
Crossway Books (Verlag)
978-1-4335-6148-1 (ISBN)
Named the ECPA 2020 Christian Book of the Year
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.
Walks through steps of lament through examples in the Bible: Turn, Complain, Ask, and Trust
Appendix features additional resources related to lament, including worksheets for personal lament and suggestions for integrating lament into a worship service
Helps readers minister more effectively to people in pain
Each chapter includes reflection questions for personal or small-group study
Includes a foreword by Joni Eareckson Tada
Mark Vroegop (MDiv, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary) is the president of the Gospel Coalition and the author of the ECPA 2020 Christian Book of the Year Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament. He’s married to Sarah, and they have four children and three daughters-in-law.
Foreword: Joni Eareckson Tada
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Life in a Minor Key | A Personal Journey
Part 1: Learning to Lament | Psalms of Lament
Keep Turning to Prayer | Psalm 77
Bring Your Complaints | Psalm 10
Ask Boldly | Psalm 22
Choose to Trust | Psalm 13
Part 2: Learning from Lament | Lamentations
A Broken World and a Holy God | Lamentations 1-2
Hope Springs from Truth Rehearsed | Lamentations 3
Unearthing Idols | Lamentations 4
A Roadmap to Grace | Lamentations 5
Part 3: Living with Lament | Personal and Community Applications
Making Lament Personal
Let Us Lament
Conclusion: Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy | The Journey Ahead
Appendix 1 Twenty Complaints
Appendix 2 Psalms of Lament
Appendix 3 Learning-to-Lament Worksheet Appendix 4 But, Yet, And
Bibliography
General Index
Scripture Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.03.2019 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Joni Eareckson Tada |
| Verlagsort | Wheaton, IL |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 133 x 203 mm |
| Gewicht | 250 g |
| Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4335-6148-4 / 1433561484 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4335-6148-1 / 9781433561481 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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