Job: Suffering, Evil, and Hard Questions
“We must tell them that there is no pit so deep that He is not deeper still.”
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Job 38–39: God’s Understanding & Wisdom
“Do you know the ordinances of the heavens,
Or fix their rule over the earth?”
Job 35–36: A Tidy Reality & A Tame Lion
“There is a wildness to the divine ordering of things which the Elihus of this world cannot stand.
Elihu cannot bear very much reality.”
Job 33–34: Listening & Not Hearing
“Do you intend to reprove my words,
When the words of one in despair
belong to the wind?”
Job 31–32: Questions & A Final Cry
“Behold, here is my signature;
Let the Almighty answer me!”
Job 29–30: Afflicted & Alone
“I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me.”
Read MoreJob 27–28: Foolishness & Wisdom
“And to man He said,
‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”
Tender Mercies & Tough Times
Jeremiah and Lamentations, can be hard books to read. Job can be a hard book to read. Their suffering can be overwhelming. But when you’re in your own hard times, these books give you solace as you realize that others have felt as you feel and thought what you think. They give you strength as […]
Read MoreThe God *who loves you* is in control
A cliché often heard by Christians who are in the midst of tragedy is God is in control. This platitude sounds spiritual because, of course, it is true, but what Christian doesn’t believe God is in control? As I have been friends with Christian women over the years, listened to them, wept with them and […]
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Kindling for Candles 