When Heaven is Silent and God is HiddenJob 22-24“Behold, I go forward but He (God is not there, and backwards but I cannot perceive Him; When He acts on the left, I cannot behold him; He turns to the ...  Read More

The Danger of AssumptionsJob 20-21“The wicked say to God, ‘depart from us! We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.” (21:14)When people are going through difficulties, it is easy for those on...  Read More

The Isolation of Suffering and the Triumph of FaithJob 18-19“He has removed my brothers far from me, and my acquaintances are completely estranged from me” (19:13).We celebrate with a crowd, but we su...  Read More

When life brings questions without answersJob 15-17“Where now is my hope? And who regards my Hope?” (17:15).When we are going through times of intense trials and difficulties, the questions run rampan...  Read More

The danger of theology without compassion.Job 11-14“If you would direct your heart right and spread out your hand to Him…then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral defect, and you would b...  Read More

The distortion of sufferingJob 8-10“Please inquire of past generations, and consider the things searched out by their fathers.” (8:8).While Eliphaz applies his personal experience to formulate his per...  Read More

The Importance of proper theology amid suffering. (Job 4-7)"For man is born for trouble as sparks fly upward.As we journey through the dialogue of Job and his three friends, we are immediately confron...  Read More

The Cry of SufferingJob 3“Why did I not die at birth, come forth from the womb, and expire?”There are times when we undergo such intense suffering and adversity that we not only experience profound de...  Read More

Praising God in the Midst of PainJob 1-2“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed by the name of the Lord.”In a matter of ...  Read More

Developing a Right Perspective of SufferingIntroduction to JobHow do we view suffering in light of God’s promises to protect us? Why do the righteous suffer? If God is loving, why does he seem silent ...  Read More

God honors those who honor him.Esther 6-10“For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and in favor with his many kinsmen, one who sought the good of his people an...  Read More

God’s Power to Overcome Our SinEsther 1-5“And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?”The book of Esther is somewhat of an enigma. As we read through the story, we are...  Read More