lament

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    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…

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    Lament Series: Where Is Your Heart Prone to Turn?

    I turned to obsessive cleaning. I even broke a mop because I had channeled all my stress, anger, sadness, and fear into the act of scrubbing my floors. I had pushed the mop until the plastic handle snapped off the…

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    Introducing A New Series on Lament

    “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” Luke 22:42 Rob got angry before I did. There is nothing righteous about my delayed anger. I simply worked through other emotions before getting…