Am I Listening? (Job 11:5 & 6)

Am I Listening? (Job 11:5 & 6)

Have you spotted yourself among the four people we are studying?  We’re all in the text.  I’ve been Job. So have you. When friendship and love were extended to us, we were too overwhelmed to benefit from the well-intended help. We were trembling on the verge...
Zingers from Zophar
 (Job 11)

Zingers from Zophar
 (Job 11)

What kind of a man is this Zophar, the last of Job’s three friends?  We met Eliphaz, the high Brahmin of orthodoxy who bolted into the spirit realm when he needed extra fire power (4:12-17) in presenting the prosecution’s case. We met Bomber Bil who earned The...
IF (Job 9 & 10)

IF (Job 9 & 10)

In 1907, Adolf Hitler applied to the Vienna Academy of Art. He was rejected.  Later, he applied again. Refused again. If he had been accepted, would the world have experienced World War II?   Two teens were memorizing John 15 in the back seat as Mom and a...
A Rock In A Sock

A Rock In A Sock

We first became aware of the situation at a church camp in Cuba.  Boys were playing catch – pretty normal activity for boys.  But then we discovered the “situation.”  The boys were playing with a rock in a sock for their ball.  No way we were not...
Amazed, Grieving, Perplexed & Judging

Amazed, Grieving, Perplexed & Judging

Luke 7 is a striking collection of the four accounts suggested by the title above. Each account is compelling and relevant to our lives, speaking to our circum-stances today.    Amazed   (Luke 7:1-10)  Jewish people appealed to the Lord Jesus...