Early this morning I realized yesterday marked the first anniversary of Kindling for Candles. In Welcome! I wrote that I chose the name for this blog from Isaiah 42 and Matthew 12 and the themes within those passages of justice, confrontation of evil, compassion, comfort and hope. On the About page in the heading, you […]
In the heading at the top, “My servant Job”, is a page containing my posts on Job. I’ll be adding to it as I write more on the book. There’s a subheading under it titled, Help & Comfort, in which I’ve gathered a list of posts on adversity and suffering in the hope of offering […]
For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; Lest he forsake the fear of the Almighty. Job 6:14 Because I’ve been writing about the book of Job, my husband asked if I could summarize the most important ways to help someone who is suffering. I think Job 6:14 gives us the crux […]
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 18: Sunday “For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace which is spreading to more and more people may cause the giving of thanks to abound to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet […]
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 17: Sunday “You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men; being manifested that you are a letter of Christ, cared for by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on […]
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 16: Friday The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9 Friday’s Bible reading is Jeremiah 17–21. Last September, in Fruit, I contrasted Jeremiah 17:5–8 with Psalm 1. These chapters contain many other well-known passages from this prophet, including […]
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 13: Thursday Then Job responded, “What a help you are to the weak! How you have saved the arm without strength! What counsel you have given to one without wisdom! What helpful insight you have abundantly provided! To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit was expressed […]
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 13: Wednesday “The wicked plots against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth. The Lord laughs at him, For He sees his day is coming.” Psalm 37:12–13 Through David’s psalms in Wednesday’s Bible reading of Psalms 36–38, God teaches us some things we need to know […]
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 13: Monday Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face, and behold, God has let me see your children as well.” Genesis 48:11 Monday’s Bible reading of Genesis 48–50, finishes the book of Genesis. These last few chapters record the death of Jacob and end […]