Learning to Lament, Our Heavenly Father's embrace when we grieve St Helens Bishopsgate Humility vs

Humility vs

and author of The Holy Spirit

Apeldoorn) is professor of church history and church polity at the Theologische Universiteit Apeldoorn in the Netherlands

Before the New Testament or the creeds of the church were written—the devotional practices of the earliest Christians show that they worshipped Jesus alongside the Father

The doctrine of special revelation and the role of Holy Scripture have been central to the Christian faith for two thousand years

Learning to Lament, Our Heavenly Father's embrace when we grieve St Helens Bishopsgate Humility vsLamenting in the face of grief and loss is therapeutic. It is also theologically sound. So why then dont we lament? Or at least, why dont we lament well? Not wanting to let the side down, we may buy into a stoical or even triumphant brand of Christianity. We forget to be human. Or we can confuse lamenting with its forbidden cousin, grumbling, which crosses a line. The author guides us skilfully through the Bibles teaching, introducing us to key