{"id":27628,"date":"2026-08-20T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=27628"},"modified":"2026-08-24T17:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T17:16:09","slug":"language-of-lament-bible-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/language-of-lament-bible-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Brethren Press publishes \u2018Language of Lament\u2019 Covenant Bible Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A release from Brethren Press<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/category_s\/38.htm\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/category_s\/38.htm\">Covenant Bible Study<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/\">Brethren Press<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/product_p\/9780871784001.htm\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/product_p\/9780871784001.htm\">\u201cLanguage of Lament\u201d<\/a> by Calvin and Mandy Park. Lament is a necessary component of our relationship with God. Speaking to God honestly about the pain we experience, the injustice we observe in the world, and the fears these realities create in us is not only necessary, but biblical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the pages of the Hebrew Bible, God\u2019s people use the language of lament to express themselves and maintain their faith. This study considers the laments offered in Psalms, Lamentations, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk, and invites us to consider the role of lament in our faith today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The long-running Covenant Bible Study series from Brethren Press is for small groups and Sunday school classes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/product_p\/9780871784001.htm\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethrenpress.com\/product_p\/9780871784001.htm\">Find out more and order your copy<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#MissionAndMinistryBoard #StrategicPlan #RacialJustice #LoveOurNeighbors #Discipleship #NewTestamentGiving<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/annual-conference-moderator-theme\/\">Annual Conference moderator shares theme statement for 2027<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/conferencia-anual-declaracion-tematica\/\">El moderador de la Conferencia Anual comparte la declaraci\u00f3n tem\u00e1tica para 2027.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/konferans-deklarasyon-tem-2027\/\">Moderat\u00e8 konferans any\u00e8l la pataje deklarasyon t\u00e8m pou 2027 la<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/what-faithful-witness-asks\/\">What faithful witness asks of churches today: CCT\u2019s 20th anniversary forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/sa-temwen-fidel-yo-mande\/\">Sa temwen fid\u00e8l yo mande legliz yo jodi a: fow\u00f2m 20y\u00e8m aniv\u00e8s\u00e8 CCT a<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/TheLanguageOfLament-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27630\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6396622451731812;width:348px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/TheLanguageOfLament-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/TheLanguageOfLament-600px-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/TheLanguageOfLament-600px-560x875.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Covenant Bible Study from Brethren Press is \u201cLanguage of Lament\u201d by Calvin and Mandy Park. 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