Once upon a time, companies made products. Your local weaver gained a reputation for excellence, because you saw her clothes day after day on your aunt and your neighbor and your classmate, and you knew they were worthwhile. Population grew, industry had a revolution, and …
Read MoreWhat Kind of God is This?
On March 21, I went back to the first two chapters of Job. One of the biggest questions that comes from Job we haven’t addressed until now. What kind of God lets this kind of undeserved suffering to occur? Why would I serve a God …
Read MoreEncounter with God
On March 14, I looked at what God finally said to Job. My first reaction was that I didn’t particularly like what God said-but the key truth is that God DID show up! I finished with a challenge. If you’ve never experienced God showing up …
Read MoreJob’s Friends Respond to Suffering
Got a little behind on posting. On March 7, I looked at how Job’s friends responded to Job. What got them in trouble? How can we avoid the same mistakes when we have friends who are suffering? Here’s the link.
Read MoreJob’s Journey of Suffering
Here’s a link to the message I gave yesterday, pulled from many different chapters of Job.
Read MoreLearning to Mourn
Today’s message from Job 2 was not an easy one. A big part of it was telling Gary and Kristin Adams’ story, with their permission. Here’s a link.
Read MoreNot a simple equation
This past Sunday, I started a series on the book of Job. This is a difficult book, and I imagine I’ll be working hard to script these out…so I will probably be able to post each of these. I’m always interested in your comments and …
Read MorePerspective
There have been many times when I have gazed across the table at gray hair, at a face lined with care and years, and heard a variation of the following: “I pray for our country. I pray for our church. I can’t believe how things …
Read MoreRandom thought bubbles on a Wednesday night
In the last 24 hours, I have had deep conversations with 5 different people, and intriguing online interactions with 3 more. Deeply grateful. Not that anyone asked, or that I have any qualifications to make such decisions, but if I were the Newberg High track …
Read MoreWriting Prompt 1
They were doing it again, chugging down the same track they had a thousand times before. Not really a train track… more like the track worn in their avocado green shag carpet, the path beaten down between the bedroom and the couch in the living …
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