June 23, 2023, WHEATON, Ill.—Crossway is pleased to announce that pastor Mark Vroegop’s Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament (Crossway, March 2019) has surpassed 100,000 units in sales.
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy explores how the Bible—through the psalms of lament and the book of Lamentations—gives voice to our pain. This book invites readers to grieve, struggle, and tap into the rich reservoir of grace and mercy God offers in the darkest moments of life. Drawing on examples from the Bible and his own story of loss, Vroegop walks through the steps of lament (Turn, Complain, Ask, and Trust) to show what lament is, why it is important, and how to enter into it.
“I don’t think many people would have predicted that a book on lament could become a bestseller,” writes Justin Taylor, Crossway’s executive vice president of book publishing, book publisher. “Even though the world regularly laments, we needed instruction from a seasoned pastor and a careful student of the word like Mark Vroegop to teach us about biblical lament: a God-given liturgy for prayerfully processing pain in order to trust and rejoice in God. We thank God for this book and pray that he will continue to bless it and use it in the lives of God’s people.”
Vroegop writes: “When the circumstances of life create dark clouds, I hope you’ll come to embrace lament as a divinely given liturgy leading you to mercy. This historic song gives you permission to vocalize your pain as it moves you toward God-centered worship and trust. Lament is how you live between the poles of a hard life and trusting in God’s sovereignty.”
Winner of the 2020 Christian Book of the Year by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA), Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy is available in print, electronic, and audio formats.
Mark Vroegop (MDiv, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary) is the lead pastor of College Park Church in Indianapolis and the author of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament and Weep with Me: How Lament Opens a Door for Racial Reconciliation. He’s married to Sarah, and they have four children and three daughters-in-law. markvroegop.com @MarkVroegop
Founded in 1938, Crossway is a not-for-profit global Christian publishing ministry that publishes gospel-centered, Bible-based content to honor our Savior and serve his church. Crossway seeks to help people understand the all-encompassing implications of the gospel and the truth of God’s word—for all of life, for all eternity, and for the glory of God alone. Crossway is the global publisher of the ESV® (English Standard Version®) Bible, more than 1,000 Christian books, and an extensive list of gospel literature. For additional information, visit crossway.org.
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