Lessons from Job 1 (Eight Days with Job, #4)

Lessons from Job 1 (Eight Days with Job, #4)

by | Feb 28, 2021

The four lessons from the last post (and one new one today) deserve some additional detail. 1.  We can still worship in spite of mysteries. Job did. Without understanding why disasters cascaded down upon him, Job worshipped God.  The Almighty is not pleased...
The Bet (Eight Days with Job, #3)

The Bet (Eight Days with Job, #3)

by | Feb 23, 2021

God asked Satan, “Have you seen My man Job?  What a righteous fellow!” “Anyone can buy allegiance,” whined satan.  “Stop giving your pampered pet everything he wants, and he will curse You. You aren’t worth worshipping for who You are – so You have to bribe...
Balance (Eight Days with Job, #2)

Balance (Eight Days with Job, #2)

by | Feb 18, 2021

You’ve stopped being afraid of the book of Job. Good! You’re ready to dive in! In my Bible, Job is 33 pages shorter than Genesis and only seven pages longer than John, both of which get ten times the pulpit attention. It’s time you had a grasp of God’s classic...
Job: Spiritual Sushi (Eight Days with Job, #1)

Job: Spiritual Sushi (Eight Days with Job, #1)

by | Feb 17, 2021

Job is almost the only book in the Bible that does not ask you to do anything.  Instead, it invites you to think. It’s brain food. It conveys: “Don’t be surprised if you find yourself confused, doubting, afflicted or crushed. That does not mean that God is...
Not Knowing What They Were Talking About

Not Knowing What They Were Talking About

by | Dec 2, 2020

When an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over Russia in May 1960, American Congressmen leaped to the defense of the President and cursed Nikita Khrushchev.  These well-intended men were talking about something they did not know about. Before the U-2 incident,...