Job 42:5 My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. Questions are one of the remarkable tools of language. They solicit the person on the other side of the conversation to enter into our world and for us to enter into their world. Questions can be an invitation to intimacy.Continue reading “Difficult Questions”
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Where Were You?
Job 38:4 “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand. One of the standard lines when detectives question a subject is this: “Where were you on (Date) at (time)?” They are checking for an alibi, a person who can verify that you weren’t at the scene of the crime.Continue reading “Where Were You?”
Shallow Theology
Job 36:11-12 If they obey and serve him, they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment. 12 But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword and die without knowledge. Memes and Country Music are two of the places that people gather their theological understandingContinue reading “Shallow Theology”
Purpose of Speaking
Job 33:14–18 14For God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it. 15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds, 16he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings, 17to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride, 18to preserveContinue reading “Purpose of Speaking”
Prove Wrong?
Job 32:12 I gave you my full attention. But not one of you has proved Job wrong; none of you has answered his arguments. I remember when I was growing up seeing fights and hearing the words “fight fair” being bandied about before the blows got started. And then in Junior High when I wasContinue reading “Prove Wrong?”
The Timing of Justice
Job 24:1 “Why does the Almighty not set times for judgment? Why must those who know him look in vain for such days? The ‘when’ of justice is often a sticking point for us as we travel through this life. We see obvious injustice and wonder why someone isn’t doing something to correct the situation.Continue reading “The Timing of Justice”
The Hope of Life After Death
Job 19:25–27 25I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. 26And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; 27I myself will see him with my own eyes—I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me! One of the greatest yearningsContinue reading “The Hope of Life After Death”
Long-winded Speeches
Job 16:2–3 2“I have heard many things like these; you are miserable comforters, all of you! 3Will your long-winded speeches never end? What ails you that you keep on arguing? Some people seem to bury other people with their words. You know the type. They always have an opinion on every subject. It is as ifContinue reading “Long-winded Speeches”
Sarcasm Isn’t New
Job Job 12:2 “Doubtless you are the only people who matter, and wisdom will die with you! Sometimes people in the middle of suffering have insights that we who are not in suffering just don’t have. Suffering has a way of both clarifying and complicating our thinking and feeling at the same time. And itContinue reading “Sarcasm Isn’t New”
Going After the Kids
Job 8:3-4 3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right? 4When your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin. Have you ever heard of “Mother Bear Syndrome?” I am sure you have seen it at least once in your lifetime. It is when someone tries toContinue reading “Going After the Kids”
The Arnold Journey 