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Lament is how we bring our sorrow to God - but it is a neglected dimension of the Christian life for many Christians today. We need to recover the practice of honest spiritual struggle that gives us permission to vocalize our pain and wrestle with our sorrow. Lament avoids trite answers and quick solutions, progressively moving us toward deeper worship and trust.

Frederick Buechner has long been a kindred spirit to those who find elements of doubt as constant companions on their journey of faith. He is a passionate writer and preacher who can alter lives with a simple phrase. Reflecting Buechner's exquisite gift for storytelling and his compassionate pastor's heart, Secrets in the Dark will inspire laughter, hope, and bring great solace. Start listening and rediscover what it means to be thoughtful about faith.  

This collection of Buechner’s many sermons delivered throughout his lifetime is organized chronologically to reveal the development of his theology and thinking. Culled from great works such as The Magnificent Defeat, The Clown in the Belfry, A Room Called Remember, The Hungering Dark, and The...

Coffee and the Bible! A well-proven combination to help you navigate your day. This is a place of Bible teaching and encouragement to help you understand scripture so you can actually apply it to your life. God didn't go through all the trouble to preserve His word just to keep it out of reach from our understanding. Join us as we find the simple truths that we need to be who God desires us to be!

Published to coincide with Pope Francis's Year of Mercy and the Vatican's canonization of Mother Teresa, this new book of unpublished material by a humble yet remarkable woman of faith whose influence is felt as deeply today as it was when she was alive, offers Mother Teresa’s profound yet...

Confession is a crucial ritual of the Catholic Church, offering absolution of sin and spiritual guidance to the faithful. Yet this ancient sacrament has also been a source of controversy and oppression, culminating, as prize-winning historian John Cornwell reveals in The Dark Box, with the scandal of clerical child abuse. Drawing on extensive historical sources, contemporary reports, and first-hand accounts, Cornwell takes a hard look at the long evolution of confession.

The time after Good Friday but before Easter Sunday is one of the most overlooked portions of the Bible. We tend to rush ahead to the empty tomb seeking to find the resurrected Lord, but our lives don't come equipped with a fast-forward button. We all face seasons of waiting where we long for a new or better future.

The Christian world has been rocked by the number of prominent leaders, in both church and parachurch organizations, who have been compromised by moral, ethical, and theological failures. This pace-setting volume addresses this alarming problem and offers Christian leaders valuable guidance in dealing with the inherent risks of their work.

At the center of The Dark Night of the Soul (La noche oscura del alma) is a poem written by the 16th century Spanish poet and mystic St John of the Cross. Consisting of eight stanzas, each of five lines, the poem outlines the journey in pursuit of divine union, within which the only source of light comes from the soul. This recording in English includes the poem itself and St John's two accompanying treatises (1584-1585), essentially commentaries, which offer line-by-line explanations of the poem. Many modern listeners have found guidance and consolation in this work.

Do you ever find yourself thinking, 'I'm not enough, and I'm never going to be. And I know I'm not supposed to say this, but God's not enough for me either.' Whether or not we attend church, deep down we wonder if the biblical story of faith is really enough for the complexity of the world in...

Stand Firm in Dark Waters is a Christian podcast focused on faith, apologetics, and spiritual warfare in an age of confusion and cultural storms.In a world where truth is contested and belief is often challenged, this podcast equips believers to stand firm in the light of God—anchored in Scripture and grounded in reason. At the same time, it warmly invites those who are unsure about their belief in God, wrestling with doubt, or genuinely seeking to understand the Christian faith to listen and engage.Each episode addresses truth, doubt, and spiritual warfare with clarity and conviction, ...

Christians are supposed to be “the light of the world.” Yet we seem to spend most of our time stumbling in the dark. We want answers carved in stone, and instead we get uncertainty. We want a clearly marked path and a panoramic view of the future, and God gives us only fleeting glimpses of what lies ahead—and just enough light to take the next step.

While there are many books about writing, none deal firsthand with the intersection of songwriting, storytelling, and vocation, along with nuts-and-bolts exploration of the great mystery of creativity. In Adorning the Dark, Andrew describes six principles for the writing life: serving the work, serving the audience, selectivity, discernment, discipline, and community. Through stories from his own journey, Andrew shows how these principles are not merely helpful for writers and artists but for anyone interested in imitating the way the Creator interacts with his creation.

Is Your God Big Enough to Be Questioned? The freedom to question is an indispensable and sacred practice that is absolutely vital to the health of our communities.According to author David Dark, when religion won’t tolerate questions, objections, or differences of opinion, and when it only...

Published in the years following 9/11, David Dark's book The Gospel According to America warned American Christianity about the false worship that conflates love of country with love of God. The assessment he brought to these problems and the creative resources for resisting them are now more important than ever. Dark expands his vision of a fractured yet redeemable American Christianity, bringing his signature mix of theological, cultural, and political analysis to white supremacy, evangelical surrender, and other problems of the Trump era.

Mysteries in the DarkThe podcast where history whispers ... and we lean in to listen and learn.🎙️ Get ready to press play on curiosity!Step into a world where curiosity never retires, and adventure absolutely refuses to grow up. Welcome to Mysteries in the Dark—a family-friendly, laugh-out-loud, brain-tickling podcast that proves learning is way more fun when you’re having a good time doing it.Each episode brings a new adventure, sometimes joined by specialist guest hosts—experts in history, spirituality, current events, and more—who pop in to add fascinating facts, thoughtful ...

Life’s painful trials can bring shame about our inadequate and broken faith. There is relief in hearing the expressions of desperation in the psalmist’s voice. He didn’t experience this life perfected, and we don’t either. But the psalmist was loved. So are we. God was so kind to give us the Psalms. To walk through darkened days is part of the human experience. To walk through them with faith, comfort, strength, joy, and hope is part of the divine experience.

Dark thoughts of Hope is also available on Facebook Live, spreaker.com and in camcorder version https://www.spreaker.com/show/6288778

Many have been asking for this podcast for quite some time. Truth in the Dark is dedicated to sharing God’s truth in clear, straightforward language amidst a world filled with misinformation, confusion, and darkness. America is facing an identity crisis—divided and uncertain of her direction. The greatest nation on earth has drifted from the objective truth that once empowered her people to self-govern. As America continues to stray from the truth found in God’s Word, she invites increasing confusion and darkness. This podcast exists to be a lighthouse for those seeking truth... in the ...

What happens when you're in the dark and God is silent?When grief doesn’t lift, healing doesn’t come, and you’re left holding pieces of a life you didn’t choose?A Voice in the Dark is a minimalist, honest podcast about faith in the night. Through personal stories and reflections of loss, betrayal, adoption, silence, and survival, each episode offers quiet reflection rooted in Scripture and a flicker of hope for anyone walking through their own dark night with a gentle reminder: You are not alone in the dark.