I’m a big fan of Douglas Groothuis. Here is a recent post he made…

If you go to this link, you can listen to a sermon of mine from September 26, 2005 called, “Learning to Lament.” This was a chapel service for Denver Seminary. The texts read before the message (but not recorded, sadly) were Ecclesiastes 7:1-6; Romans 8:18-26. Please read those before you listen to the message.

http://www.denverseminary.edu/worship/media

I found that sermon to be quite challenging. Having grown up as a typical American male, I fit Groothuis’ description of someone who flees from lament. In this sermon, he challenges us to develop a biblical view and practice of lament. Download it and give it a listen.