Tag Archives: suffering

Triggered

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Pete

As I started reading Psalm 102 this morning, I thought to myself how the psalms can often evoke some pretty intense emotions. In modern vernacular, they can be “triggering.” Though suffering no major affliction, though things overall are on the … Continue reading →

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Unseen Footprints (2017 Rerun)

Posted on April 3, 2026 by Pete

“Unseen footprints” . . . that’s what I’m chewing on this morning. Had a familiar taste to it, pretty sure it was a meal that must have been served up in the past. So, I searched the archives. Nine years … Continue reading →

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An Antidote for The Wine of Confusion (2009 Rerun)

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Pete

This morning, in my reading plan it’s the combination of reading Psalm 60 and the latter part of Romans 8 which is so impactful. Of having “O God, You have rejected us” and “If God is for us, who can … Continue reading →

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Search Me O’ God . . . ‘Cause I’m Finding Nothing!

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Pete

It’s complicated. Yup, that’s the story of Job. A man who God Himself repeatedly declares to be “a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil” (Job 1:8, 2:3). And yet, we know that there is … Continue reading →

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The God of the Good Life

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Pete

All Job really wanted was to go back. To go back to the good old days. Back to the “then” before now. Back to when his children were all around him (Job 29:5). Back to when “everything was going my … Continue reading →

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True Statement, Bad Counsel

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Pete

Hovering over Job 5 this morning, part 2 of Eliphaz’s initial response to Job’s lament back in chapter 3. While this “brother” came to Job to “show him sympathy and comfort him” (Job. 2:11), and though he was shocked beyond … Continue reading →

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Be Careful What You Sing

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Pete

A little bit of search engine work and I find out the song is now 30 years old. How I remember the emotion it so often stirred within the heart as we sung it. Even as it comes to mind … Continue reading →

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Weighted with Worship

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Pete

There’s praise amidst the problems. Worship despite the worry. Thanksgiving even among the threat. That’s the overall sense I get as I noodle on Psalm 86 this morning. It’s a song of David. A “poor and needy” David sings of … Continue reading →

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Keep Listening

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Pete

Dear Advice Columnist, Elihu: I have a problem. Actually, I have a lot of problems. Actually actually, I have a lot of REALLY big problems. I have lost my wealth, I have lost all my children and their families, I … Continue reading →

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Take Care, Remember, and Behold

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Pete

In order to try and track with Elihu’s counsel to Job, I’m reading ahead in my Job reading plan, taking in bigger chunks so as to try and grasp the big ideas. This morning, there’s a quotable quote that I … Continue reading →

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