Clik here to view.
On a scale of 1-10, I’m a motivated ext…
On a scale of 1-10, I’m a motivated extrovert 7 – not a natural born extrovert. When I was growing up, I was an introvert, but had to motivate myself to be an extrovert because of the demands of my job...
View ArticleClik here to view.
God Compliments
While preparing for the first lesson in our study of the book of Job, I was struck by the compliment God paid Job. God said, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Job’s response
There are five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, according to the model developed by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler.. These are a part of the framework...
View ArticleClik here to view.
If I knew then…
How many times have you ever said, “If I knew then, what I know now, I’d certainly do things differently?” Job is saying this in the last chapter of his book. Surely, Job regrets many of the things he...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star…”
“Who gives orders to the sun, and it does not give its light; and who keeps the stars from shining. By whose hand the heavens were stretched out, and who is walking on the waves of the sea: Who made...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Letter to the Editor — A Purpose to Our Suffering
[draft; your input is always welcome; will submit to the paper Monday] Paul Williams wrote in Dr. Weinberg’s most recent column: “If God sometimes seems indifferent and uncaring, it might be He has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Be a man and answer God
Job experienced an extended time of suffering. He asked God why he was in such misery. His friends said he was guilty of sin. He protested and maintained the fact that he was innocent. Job desired an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I was listening to an audiobook by Rabbi…
I was listening to an audiobook by Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of “When Bad Things Happen to Good People,” about the book of Job and I learned some strange Bible “facts.” 1. There are two books of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Different Way of Looking at Job
In the future, I plan on teaching Job in a different way. I’ve taught the book twice using a verse-by-verse study and enjoyed it both times. The book is a towering masterpiece full of deep thoughts to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Wonderful Old Testament Passage About Hope
Hope is definitely a vital thread that contributes to the wardrobe of God’s people all throughout history even though is may not always be seen, but then again there are times in the scriptures where...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Job’s Friends, Labeling, and Us
We label items to help us account for them and use them efficiently. Both leaders and office workers use carefully named folders (computer and traditional) to organize their material. Labels help to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
(#86) The Proverbs of Solomon 14:23-No “Communism” Here!
Since God Created humans, only God can provide specific understanding of human behavior. God gave Solomon Divine Wisdom (1 Kings Chapters 3 and 10) to explain what and why behavior is as it is, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Job or Ministry?
Here’s a neat little article that compliments something that I posted the other day. I found it in the Findlay church of Christ bulletin. It was labeled as “Author Unknown” but it sounds like whoever...
View ArticleClik here to view.
(#113) The Proverbs of Solomon 16:20-Work With Faith
Since God Created humans, only God can provide specific understanding of human behavior. God gave Solomon Divine Wisdom (1 Kings Chapters 3 and 10) to explain what and why behavior is as it is, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Quotes by Mike Brooks about the OT book of Job
"The effect, and often the real aim, of the [hypocritical] judge is to tear down, not to build up, his victim." http://t.co/8XXJsy3ub9 — Forthright Press (@forthrightpress) March 12, 2014 Tweeting from...
View Article‘What I know:’ The arrogance of an angry youth
This guy just doesn't have much going for him.
View Article5-31-2017 The Working Man
“Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it” (Genesis 2:15 NKJV). Men were made needing a job. Men without a job turn to drunkenness, drug addiction, and...
View ArticleApply it for your own good: Job 5.27
“Look, we have investigated this, so it is true. Hear it, and apply it for your own good.” Job 5.27 Eliphaz gave Job the lowdown about the suffering patriarch’s situation. “Trust us!” he says. “We know...
View ArticleLeave me alone: Job 10.20
“Are not my days few? Cease, then, and leave me alone, that I may find a little comfort, …” Job 10.20 Job attributed his sufferings to God. In this chapter he has questions for the Creator. He thinks...
View Article
