Job
When Things Fall Apart: “Great God”
If we demand answers from God and we persist that we cannot go on living until he answers us, he will indeed speak. His answers may not align to our […]
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When Things Fall Apart: “Integrity in the Face of Suffering”
The God of Scripture is not like the gods of the nations. Those other gods are unpredictable and unknowable. Because of their wayward natures human beings are always grasping in...
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When Things Fall Apart: “A Demand for Justice”
If God is king then we should expect justice. And, even if we want to leave room for mercy, mercy without eventual justice is its own form of injustice. Once […]
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When Things Fall Apart: “God, Let’s Talk”
Do you realize that God has made a covenant with us, with you? A covenant is a two-sided agreement. This means that there are not just demands and expectations on […]
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When Things Fall Apart: “Suffering and Presence”
The gift of community is that we are not alone. When Job experiences tremendous suffering his friends seek him out, recognize his pain, mourn for him, and just sit with […]
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Happily Ever After
When things end well it isn’t because we’ve earned with our devotion, anymore than we earned hardship by our wickedness. Blessing is a gift of God which he desires to […]
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Benefit of the Doubt
From our vantage point and limited understanding, it can be very difficult to know just what God is doing. So, it’s important that we don’t jump to a negative conclusion. [&hell...
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Dark Night of the Soul
Some times it can feel as if we have stepped through Alice’s looking glass. As a result up seems to be down and down, up. In that place even God […]
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No Contest
How does our human wisdom compare to God’s own wisdom? No contest. In comparison our wisdom is foolishness. That doesn’t stop us from critiquing and criticizing God himself. If ...
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Friends Like These
The church is a community meant to love and comfort each other, particularly in difficult times. Too often we mean well but hurt each other all the same. How should […]
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Once Upon a Time
Are people blessed because they are righteous? Or, are they righteous because they are blessed? Paradoxically, blessing comes through suffering, but that doesn’t always make it ...
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