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You can talk to God like that : the surprising power of lament to save your faith /

Praise is the only path to God--at least this is what many of us have been taught. But the notion that we have to be positive all the time, putting on a happy face through anger, frustration, and pain, hinders our ability not only to heal ourselves and society, but to have an authentic relationship...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Norman, Abby (Autor)
Formato: eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Broadleaf Books, 2021.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part One: Lament to God
  • 1. Do good Christians have bad feelings? : An invitation to Biblical lament
  • 2. What if I am not fine? : learning to feel all our feelings
  • 3. Can God handle all of me?: lament to a trustworthy God
  • Part Two: Lament in Community
  • 4. We can all be sad together : lament so we are not alone
  • 5. We can admit we're wrong : lament so we change for the better
  • 6. We can hear those in need : lament so we can be with people who hurt
  • Part Three: Public Lament as an Agent of Change
  • 7. We will not be silent: lament is speaking truth to power
  • Conclusion: lament as revealing the heart of God
  • Benediction.