Christmas is a season of singing. We sing in the car, in the mall, and of course in the church. It’s a season of good news and great joy. Yet sorrow lingers as we reflect on the sin that stains this world Jesus blessed with his bodily presence 2,000 years ago. We sing this season, then, not only of the baby born in the manger but also the man hung on the cross. Jesus was born that man may no longer die, we sing in the old Charles Wesley carol.
Keith Getty and his wife, Kristyn, have been leading crowds across the country in singing Christmas songs, old and new, for the last six years on their national holiday tours. Keith joins me on The Gospel Coalition Podcast to discuss his “haunting” Christmas albums, his favorite and most hated Christmas songs, and what Christmas morning looks like in the Getty home with their three daughters.
Related: 10 Christmas Carols Everyone Should Know by Keith Getty
In a season of sorrow? This FREE eBook will guide you in biblical lament
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.
In Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy, pastor and TGC Council member Mark Vroegop explores how the Bible—through the psalms of lament and the book of Lamentations—gives voice to our pain. He invites readers to grieve, struggle, and tap into the rich reservoir of grace and mercy God offers in the darkest moments of our lives.
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