Category: Tough Questions

Have you ever tried to chase after the wind? How ridiculous would that be? What a colossal waste of time! No one in human history has ever chased the wind and caught it. It’s...

So let’s see what else Elihu has to say in chapters 35-37 of the Book of Job. Elihu: So Job, consider this. How fair is it that you claim to be right (and that God...

We have come to an interlude. A welcome break in Job’s tortuous conversation back and forth with his three friends. They’ve covered the same territory over and over again. Wrestled with the same questions....

Job 25 is a very short chapter. Only 6 verses. It’s Bildad’s next response to Job. Bildad: God is awesome! Totally awesome! He rules over everything. He’s in charge of all that exists. No one...

And so the conversation back and forth continues. Job 20 sees another response to Job from his friend Zophar. Zophar: Sorry, Job, I can’t keep quiet. I can’t keep what I’m thinking to myself. I’m...

So now we’ve arrived at Job Chapter 15 and Job’s friend Eliphaz’s latest response to his friend. I set you the challenge yesterday of reflecting on how you would respond. I wonder if it...

And so we move on to Job’s next reply. He appears to be getting more and more short-tempered, more and more desperate. Job: Well, of course, you think you’re the only ones with anything important...

And so we return to Job. To another troubled outpouring. Job chapters 9-11 are Job’s language of pain followed by his friend Zophar’s response. Job: I know, my friend. I know all you’re saying is...

Yesterday we witnessed Job in a very dark place. Devoid of hope. Overflowing with questions. What I have done to deserve this? Why are you laying all this at my door? Are you doing...

It’s Job’s turn again. Turn to find the words to express his anguish. Again my paraphrase. This time of chapters 6 to 8 of the book of Job. Job: If only you knew. If only...