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Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament Paperback - 2019

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Author: Mark Vroegop
ISBN: 9781433561481

by Mark Vroegop; Foreword by Joni Eareckson Tada

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Drawing on examples from the Bible and his own story of loss, Pastor 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. He helps readers learn to live between the poles of God's goodness and the pain of a hard life..

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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

Details

Title Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament
Author Mark Vroegop; Foreword by Joni Eareckson Tada
Binding Paperback
Pages 224
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Crossway
Publication date 2019-03-31
Features Bibliography, Index
ISBN 9781433561481 / 1433561484
Weight 0.53 lbs (0.24 kg)
Dimensions 7.87 x 5.2 x 0.71 in (19.99 x 13.21 x 1.80 cm)
Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
Category Religion - Christian Life
Library of Congress subjects Suffering - Religious aspects - Christianity, Grief - Religious aspects - Christianity
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2018034125
Dewey Decimal Code 220.66

About the author

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.