August 1, 2025 — The Horror Of Hopelessness

Job shifts the topic from external influences to internal ones. What happens when hope dies?  Job describes a series of scenarios involving hope. For example, “a servant who earnestly desires the shade” hopes for a break now and again (Job 7:1-2). “And like a hired man…eagerly looks for his wages,” is it too much to hope for his pay […]

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The Curious Jew and The Crucified

Here’s a strange Bible verse: “To provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles” (Romans 11:11). Imagine a rich child, bored with their toy-filled playroom—until a poor neighbor child becomes fascinated with one of those toys. Then what does the rich child suddenly want? Now watch how a Jewish doctor gets jealous of what […]

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July 31, 2025 — A Little Consideration For A Friend

“How forceful are right words! But what does your arguing prove?” (Job 6:25). Good question!  Excu-u-se me? says Job. Do you think I’ve overstated my case? Have I no reason to be upset? Sorry if “my words have been rash” (Job 6:3), but I still have “the arrows of the Almighty…within me” (v 4), and they’re poison arrows, too! If […]

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