Category: OT
Falling Short of Job
Job is not necessarily one of those people in the Bible that you aspire to have a life like. After all, he loses his children, his livelihood, his possessions, and his health.…
Continue readingSeasoned with Salt
I mentioned last week that I was going to do a few posts on Job, though I had hoped to do them all in the same week. Unfortunately, winter arrived and our…
Continue readingWhat is God Doing?
There are a lot of interesting one liners in the book of Job. Some of them offered in the midst of bad advice, others offered in a desperate attempt to make sense…
Continue readingSeeing God Through Rachel and Leah
For the past two days, we’ve been looking at the lives of Rachel and Leah, two drastically different sisters with equally important lessons to share. Today, we’re shifting our story to our…
Continue readingLessons from Leah
Yesterday we began a study about two famous Old Testament sisters: Rachel and Leah. While yesterday we dealt with the young sister, Rachel, today’s post is going to focus on the latter,…
Continue readingLessons from Rachel
This week, we are embarking on a three-post study about the lives of two famous sisters: Leah and Rachel. Today, we are going to start with the younger sister, Rachel. Tomorrow, Leah.…
Continue readingThe Heartbreak of God
The Dixie Chicks have a song called “Once You Love Somebody.” The lyrics of the chorus of the song are as follows: Once You’ve Loved Somebody It Ain’t That Easy To Do Once…
Continue readingHe Rescues Me
Every time you read through the Psalms, you find something different. A word pricks your heart in a way it hasn’t before. A phrase reaches into the depths of your soul and…
Continue readingLetting God Restore
Job is one of those books of the Bible that I haven’t given the attention that it deserves. Last week, when wintry weather of doom was invading the majority of the southern…
Continue readingAre You a Faithful Priest?
According to 1 Peter 2, those who have been baptized into Christ are now a royal priesthood; Christians are God’s own special people, set apart for the holy purposes of our Maker.…
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