The things I have learned recently in my study of the Book of Job is that the question this book posed to its original audience is very different from the question raised by its modern one today. When looking to answer the “problem of evil” many people think this book holds the answer, when in… Continue reading

“Why is light given to those in misery,    and life to the bitter of soul,to those who long for death that does not come,    who search for it more than for hidden treasure, who are filled with gladness    and rejoice when they reach the grave? Why is life given to a man    whose way is hidden,    whom God has hedged… Continue reading

I don’t know if you know this, but life is unfair. No one can argue the point that life is punctuated with hardship, suffering, and heartache. Some of us learned these things very early on in life. One day the full load hits you; life isn’t just difficult, it’s unfair. When I was in college… Continue reading

Have you ever been confronted by your sin in another person? Have you ever listened to a person lament and thought to yourself, this is exactly how I used to feel? But at the same time, felt very inadequate to share how you overcame those same obstacles? I recently heard a speaker talk about how… Continue reading

21 But you, Lord God,    be kind to me so others will know you are good.    Because your love is good, save me.22 I am poor and helpless    and very sad.23 I am dying like an evening shadow;    I am shaken off like a locust.24 My knees are weak from fasting,    and I have grown thin.25 My enemies insult me;    they look at me and shake their… Continue reading