Synopses & Reviews
Expand your definition of worship. It's easy to praise God when things in your life are going well, but what about the other times? What happens when mountaintop experiences cascade into seasons of struggling in the valley? God desires for us to pour out our hearts to Him, whether in joy or pain. But many of us don't feel right expressing our anger, frustration, and sadness in prayer. Our personal worship experience is not complete unless we understand the lost language of lament. In A Sacred Sorrow, author, musician, and Bible teacher Michael Card takes you through the Scriptures to show you what your worship and prayer life has been missing. Learn new ways to honor God and deepen your relationship with Him by: -Becoming more honest in worship -Trusting in His unchanging presence -Believing in His constant loving-kindness -Realizing that the sharing of your sorrow is an act of worship From Job to David to Christ, men and women of the Bible understood the importance of pouring one's heart out to the Father. Examine their stories and expand your definition of worship. Let your pain, questions, and sorrow resound with praise to a God who is moved by your tears.
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Rick Bundschuh pries open many long-held assumptions and challenges our ideas of what it means to be the body of Christ in the 21st century.
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Rick Bundschuh gives us a clear reminder that we aren't here to do church, we're here to be the church. Learn to live out your faith while reexamining what the church should be about.
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Rick Bundschuh gives us a clear reminder that we aren't here
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Rick Bundschuh pries open many long-held assumptions and challenges our ideas of what it means to be the body of Christ in the 21st century.
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It's sink or swim time for the church. Has the church become more ornamental than piercing? Have we lost our ability to speak with both authority and attractiveness to a lost, seeking world? Rick Bundschuh gives us a clear reminder that we aren't here to do church, we're here to be the church. He fires up our imaginations to live out our faith while we reexamine what the church should be about. If you love the church too much to leave it the way it is, take a look at this heartfelt call to overturn our preconceived notions about being the body of Christ. Don't just rock the boat, capsize it!
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By investigating the lives of Job, David, Jeremiah, and Jesus, Michael Card reveals how lament can be a cathartic completion of our worship and love of God.
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God desires for us to pour out our hearts to Him, whether in joy or pain. But many of us don't feel right expressing our anger, frustration, and sadness in prayer.
From Job to David to Christ, men and women of the Bible understood the importance of pouring one's heart out to the Father. Examine their stories and expand your definition of worship.
About the Author
MICHAEL CARD is an award-winning musician, performing artist, and songwriter. His many songs include "El Shaddai" and "Immanuel." He has also written numerous books, including A Violent Grace, The Parable of Joy, and A Fragile Stone. A graduate of Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's and a master's degree in biblical studies, Card is currently at work on a Ph.D. in classical literature. Michael lives in Tennessee with his wife and four children.