The Lament of the Faithful Sufferer

Job

Job finally breaks an increasingly awkward silence to express deep lament. He gives voice to the dark despair gripping his soul. How do we feel about lament? Too often Christians are afraid to open up and honestly lament to the Lord, but the Bible teaches us to take everything to God. In a year that’s … Read more

The Loneliness of Suffering

Job

After the challenging introduction to Job’s story, we focus closely on Job’s utter loneliness as he sat in agony and sorrow on the ask pile and was visited by his wife and three friends. Frtunately for those who follow Christ, we will never be so utterly alone! Scripture Reference Job 2:9-13 (and Job 29-30) Complementary … Read more

The Testing of the Faithful & God’s Glory

Job

We begin an adventure through the Book of Job, a story of brutal testing and human suffering that points us to Christ’s Cross and God’s Glory. We begin with a passage that has long been troubling for Christians longing to make sense of the evil they see at work in the world. Scripture Reference Job … Read more