Job 29 I miss the way I could run up steps without getting winded. I miss the way I could fall asleep in a couple of minutes after my head hit the pillow. I miss the way I had predictable hormones and patterns, predictable health. I miss waking up with energy. I miss being able … Continue reading I Miss the Way…
Bible Study
A Word on Wisdom and Where to Find It
Job 28 This is one of my favorite chapters in the book of Job. Job has experienced so much sorrow, loss, darkness, but here...here he begins a conversation on wisdom, and light floods the scene. Job is about to expound on how to locate wisdom. He asks, "But where shall wisdom be found?" Knowing where … Continue reading A Word on Wisdom and Where to Find It
A Bitter Promise and a Better Way
Job 27 "As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils, my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit." Job 27:2-4 Bold words, Job. … Continue reading A Bitter Promise and a Better Way
No, Really…Thanks. You’ve Been a Huge Help.
Job 26 Job's three friends have stopped talking. They talked and talked and finally sputtered to a halt with no more words to say. My imagination runs a bit at this scene - does Job pause and take a moment to look at each friend, making eye contact one by one? I picture Job waiting … Continue reading No, Really…Thanks. You’ve Been a Huge Help.
Children and Stars
Job 25 Six small verses to mark the last words of Bildad, the last of Job's friends to speak into (or rather against) his suffering. Bildad chooses to give the Sunday School answer, tried and true, already given a million and one half times before. If you've ever taught Children's Church or Sunday School, you … Continue reading Children and Stars
The God Who Sees
Job 24 Where is God in the middle of widespread injustice, poverty, oppression, suffering, heartache, trials, persecution, calamity, struggle...? Job wants to know if God keeps office hours so he can ask God about all of the suffering around him. "Why are not times of judgment kept by the Almighty, and why do those who … Continue reading The God Who Sees
Really Afraid for a Really Good Reason
Job 23 He says if we seek Him we will find Him, when we seek for Him with all our heart (Jeremiah 29:13). But I've been seeking with every ounce of strength in my heart before and found only dark rooms and empty hallways. Please, explain the dead silence. Explain the locked doors. Tell me … Continue reading Really Afraid for a Really Good Reason
Careful not to Choke on the Bones
Job 22 Well we've come to the middle-ish part of Job's story. His suffering has been well documented. His friends have opined and advised ad nauseum. Job has offered his own solemn questions, sorrows, and personal doubts to God Himself. But wait...there's more. Just a few last words from Eliphaz and then Bildad (chapter 25). … Continue reading Careful not to Choke on the Bones
He Said What He Said
Job 21 Hang on a minute. Let me say what I'm gonna say. Then you can carry on with your mocking. But just think for a second - was I talking to you? No? Then maybe you should shut-up. Okay, so maybe Job didn't say it quite like that. He said what he said, though. … Continue reading He Said What He Said
With Friends Like These…
Job 20 Just pause for 20 seconds in the grocery checkout line and read the magazine covers. First, note how they are all aimed at women, mainly because marketing companies know women typically do the household shopping. Second, note how each headline creates a crisis (oh, no!) and then offers the magic solution (oh, good). … Continue reading With Friends Like These…
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