As an Asian Canadian who has both attended and worked at a predominantly white church and experienced racial microaggressions and had my concerns over race dismissed, I was very ready to judge this book, a book on racial reconciliation by a white male author. Now onward to the book review. Highly recommend. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. $2.99; $2.99; Publisher Description. Many of us don't even know how to lament, much less how it could possibly be an important step for those of us who want to do **something** to begin to actively fight racial injustice. This book follows closely on the heels of his ECPA 2020 Christian Book of the Year Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament. SUMMARY: College Park Church (Indianapolis, IN) pastor Mark Vroegop takes a broad look at lament through the Psalms with a focus on this “minor-key prayer” being the bridge that can lead to racial reconciliation. He gives us a language we can use as we work together toward ethnic harmony. Walking both majority and minority Christians through lament, this book gives us the tools to truly empathize with those who are hurting, even if we don't understand the pain of our brothers and sisters and in this, we can "weep with those who weep" and open up a door for racial reconciliation. As an Asian Canadian who has both attended and worked at a predominantly white church and experienced racial microaggressions and had my concerns over race dismissed, I was very ready to judge this book, a book on racial reconciliation by a white male author. I have also felt that many claim that the conversation ought to be one-sided. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. That’s why I welcome Mark Vroegop’s Weep with Me. Lament is a word not commonly used by Evangelical Christians, yet the Psalms and the Prophets—not to mention Lamentations—are filled with the tears of the saints weeping over this sinful and broken world. This book is a uniquely insightful contribution to a very difficult issue still largely ignored by modern-day evangelicals. Come Weep With Me: Loss and Mourning in the Writings of Caribbean Women Writers, edited by Joyce C. Harte This book first published 2007 by Cambridge Scholars … We must have a posture of love and empathy towards our brothers and sisters hurt by the sins of racism and prejudice. I am also broken by the pain I hear in conservations and read about on social media and in blogs from my brothers and sisters who have been and are currently affected by racism in any of a dozen forms. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Weep with Me: How Lament Opens a Door for Racial Reconciliation, by Mark Vroegop, Paperback 0 stars Be the first to write a review. Live in harmony with one another." It is a biblically faithful, immensely practical tool that guides us to a simple, clear solution to racial division in the church—empathy through Christian lament. My only complaint is that it’s not long enough! I appreciated that he not only laid a theological context for lament, particularly in reference to racial reconciliation, but that he also gave a structure to help the reader actually practice lament. In the current political climate this book may be needed now more than ever, especially in the church. On June 4, North Central University hosted the funeral for George Floyd. Willow Weep for Me details the memoir of a young Black woman living with clinical depression. 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