Lament Series: Why Easter Allows Us to Grieve with Hope
What does it mean that as Christians we get to “grieve with hope”? How does Easter make that statement true? As we wrap up our series on lament, it is fitting that we got to walk through Holy Week and…
Lament Series: Anchoring Our Hearts on God’s Good Character
We’ve come to the final component of lament. We’ve talked about turning our hearts to the Lord, pouring out our complaints and presenting our requests. Now let’s look at the concept of Anchoring. Deep down, all of lament is built…
Lament Series: Bringing Our Teetering Stack of Requests to God
The other night my 2 year old brought me a stack of 8 books for bed time reading. I told her we were only going to read one. Undeterred, she dumped the entire pile in my lap, crawled onto the…
Lament Series: Are We Allowed to Complain to God?
We teach our children not to whine and complain. We encourage them to be thankful and to look for the positives in their circumstances. So when we look at Biblical complaint in lament, it can feel uncomfortable.Biblical complaint is different…
