The Basis for WisdomJob 34-42“Surely, God will not act wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice.”Elihu is an enigma.  He appears in the story without introduction and speaks as a youth who ...  Read More

The danger of Human reason.Job 20“I listen to the reproof which insults me, and the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.”Zophar was a man who was confident he had all the correct answers and al...  Read More

The Danger of TraditionJob 8“Please inquire of past generations and consider the things searched out by their fathers.After Job rejects Eliphaz’s theology of experience, Bildad is the next to speak.  ...  Read More

Theology Based Upon Experience.Job 4“Now when Jobs three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him…they made an appointment together to come and sympathize with him and comfort him.”T...  Read More

Affirming Trust in the Midst of ConfusionJob 1“Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God.”When Job awoke in the morning, everything in his life revealed the blessing of God.  He was enjoyi...  Read More

The Divine ConductorEsther 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 and one who s...  Read More

When Faith OvercomesEsther 4:15-5:8“And thus I will go in to the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.”Fear paralyzes, but faith empowers.  When Mordecai first appealed t...  Read More

Living between a Rock and a Hard PlaceEsther 4“And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?” (Verse 14)Esther was faced with a conundrum.  The decree had been establish...  Read More

When Life Turns Dark God Moves in Unseen WaysEsther 2-3 For Esther, the sudden change of events must have elicited various emotions.  There would have been fear, excitement, and apprehension all mixed...  Read More

When actions speak louder than words.Esther 1“And let the king give her royal position to another who is more worthy than she.”The event that happens in the world and in our lives often seem to be gov...  Read More

The New NameRead Revelation 19:11-19“His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself.”The Christmas story is one fill...  Read More

Jesus:  The WordRead John 1:1-17“In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.”When we think of the Christmas story and the birth of Jesus, our thoughts go immediately ...  Read More