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The “JOB” Assumption

The “JOB” Assumption

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I’ll be honest with you.  It’s the beginning of 2024, and I have no great ideas about what to write. With that being the case, I’ll just share some of the thoughts I’ve had while reading through the Bible this year.

If you’ve been reading this blog, you know I am following The Bible Recap reading plan and podcast. TBR follows a chronological order of scripture, and recently we read through the book of Job. This book is often used as a study in godly suffering, faithfulness, or patience, but what I have particularly focused on was how our attempts to simplify our understanding of a complex God could… Read more...

A Proper Perspective On Prayer In The Wake Of Hurricanes Harvey And Irma

A Proper Perspective On Prayer In The Wake Of Hurricanes Harvey And Irma

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Within hours of Hurricane Irma passing our home in Central Florida, one of my wife's co-workers texted her an article written by Dan Barker regarding prayer in the light of the recent storms in Texas and Florida. The gist of the article was this: The fact that hurricanes Harvey and Irma hit Texas and Florida despite the multiple prayers services that were held proves that prayer is powerless and is a waste of time. The issue of evil and disaster existing in a world that is under the care of a loving God is very complex and often difficult to understand or explain. Many scholars have wrestled with this… Read more...