Category Archives: Job

An Advocate, Not an Arbiter

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Pete

Not to minimize his pain, suffering, and confusion, but there’s a lot that Job wasn’t getting right as he entered deeper and deeper into debate with his friends. Although, by God’s own repeated testimony he was a man who “was … Continue reading →

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Hand On Mouth

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Pete

Sticks and stones may break my bones . . . but when the Almighty’s name-calling, it’s gotta hurt! Not that God harmfully throws down insults from heaven, but the One who searches the soul and spirits of men will reveal … Continue reading →

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Out of the Storm

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Pete

It had worked! Kinda’. Job had wanted a one-on-one with God, and He got it. But it wasn’t quite what he had in mind. Heaven rolled back its curtain. The courtroom door was opened and Job’s case was on the … Continue reading →

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Stand Still

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Pete

Some thoughts from 2010 that I’m needing and heeding this morning . . . ————————————————————————- There’s something about reading Job that, for me at least, sets a me bit back on my heals. Not so much chapters 1 and 2 in … Continue reading →

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When God Watched Over Me

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Pete

You wonder if Job’s just getting tired. Apart from the chronic pain sapping his strength, there’s the incessant drip of his miserable comforters telling him to ‘fess up and admit that what he’s going through must be because of the … Continue reading →

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Job and Jesus

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Pete

Back in routine (sort of) after spending the latter part of last week back in B.C. with my grandkids (their parents were there too . . . I think). And, this morning, I’m partaking of Job and Jesus. I’m keenly … Continue reading →

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More Than Just a Hired Hand

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Pete

Job’s problem wasn’t with the sovereignty of God. He’d already conceded that God, because He is God, could give and take away as He determined. Job wasn’t disputing the legitimacy of God’s rule over man, or the reality of His … Continue reading →

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Speaking Directly to God

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Pete

Really, he wasn’t asking for a lot. He wasn’t pleading for things to somehow go back to the way they were. Wasn’t demanding to have his wealth or health back. Wasn’t seeking a Lazarus type of miracle that his family … Continue reading →

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Knowing the End from the Beginning

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Pete

Years and years ago I heeded the advice that if you have kids in the house and you want time to be alone, you need to be awake when they are asleep. That’s been hard to do this week with … Continue reading →

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The Faultfinder

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Pete

Spent the last couple of days driving down to California to do Christmas with the family at the Scott River Lodge, the retreat center managed by my son-in-law and daughter. Although the lodge is more than big enough to accommodate … Continue reading →

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