Job 2:1-10, Common English Bible Life is like a coin; every aspect of it has two sides. Those sides involve: suffering and faith and lament and praise. Suffering comes as a way to experience life and once we experience it, we get to respond. Lament is often a response. Suffering leads to lament and lament … Continue reading Two Sides of the Coin!
Job 1:13-22, New Revised Standard Version When do you find yourself thinking about life? It is in those moments of doubt and despair or in those times of celebration that you feel most aware about the gift of life. Staying attached to God is a way to be reminded of what life is all about. … Continue reading Unimaginable Faith!
Job 1:1-12, New Revised Standard Version Every day God sets out a divine path and invites us to truth and travel. Sometimes the path is easier to travel and during other times more difficult. Job is given a path of struggle, stress and sacrifice. In reality, Job is invited on this path of obedience. This … Continue reading Rely on God!
Romans 16:1-2, New Revised Standard Version God has given us a mind to produce phenomenal actions. It doesn’t take special people with special credentials to do marvelous things for God. The exact opposite is usually true. God uses normal people with a passion for helping others. People who are willing to sacrifice their time for … Continue reading Other Mindfulness
Mark 12:35-44, Common English Bible One of the prominent features of the Gospel of Mark is the role female disciples play in the narrative. Jesus returns repeatedly to women as examples of faith and signs of the new creation. In the social and political context of first century Palestine, they are truly examples of “the … Continue reading Secured or Surrendered?
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