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What does it mean to be forsaken by God? As Christians we sometimes take a few quick leaps that go something like this: Jesus cried out, “My God, why have you...
Read MoreJob is a faithful companion for us through life’s valleys because Job knows that life with God does not give us easy answers. Job knows that God is powerful over all...
Read MoreNear my house is a museum with a space exhibit. The exhibit features everything from early astronauts’ suits to a full-size prototype of the Apollo 15 Lunar Lander. Each time I...
Read MoreHebrews addresses believers who have been on their journey of faith a long time. They have read scripture, worshiped together, endured trials and tribulations, and have kept going for the long...
Read MoreJesus paid particular attention to those who were most vulnerable in his society. Children were among those vulnerable people. Jesus healed a number of sick children during his ministry in Galilee....
Read MoreLearned people challenged Jesus on all sorts of topics: healing, observance of the sabbath, taxes, marriage, and more. They hoped to trip him up with hair-splitting questions on technicalities of living...
Read MoreA good number of the psalms, such as the psalms of lament, deal with the personal trials and tribulations of the psalmist. They are the prayers of an anguished heart. Psalm...
Read MoreWhat was the last straw for Job’s wife? When we meet her in chapter 2, she and her husband have already sustained unimaginable losses. Their children have been killed, meaning no...
Read MoreA college student once told me that he had undergone a certain rite of passage. “Now that I’m old enough, my mom is sharing all the family secrets with me,” he...
Read MoreJesus loves us fiercely. God hears the cries of the brokenhearted and of those whose voices have been silenced. God feels the pain of those who are being rejected and forgotten....
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