Bringing Our Pain To God: Michael Card and Calvin Seerveld on Biblical Lament in Worship
Lament is an essential ingredient of honest faith, but what does biblical lament look or sound like in real congregations?
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Lament is an essential ingredient of honest faith, but what does biblical lament look or sound like in real congregations?
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