EXPLORING THE BIBLE

John 11:32-44

John 11:32-44

The longest bible reading in some lectionary years has the shortest verse.

 “Jesus wept!” 

Job 42:1-6, 10-17

Job 42:1-6, 10-17

God provides for both Job, and his friends who have misrepresented God, a way in which apology, a restoration, can be made.  How often might we find ourselves in this kind of situation? 

Job 38: 1-7, (34-41)

Job 38: 1-7, (34-41)

When we come face to face with the one who creates we are laid bare, there is nothing left to hide behind – all is revealed in its ugliness and its beauty. 

Job 23

Job 23

The echoes of the cry of Christ at Easter, “My God My God why have you abandoned me” seems so far away in October but that feeling of isolation when we discover that we must face something alone is perhaps what we fear the most.

Job 1

Job 1

If you have ever felt like you are caught up in some kind of cosmic game, then you might be able to relate to Job here in this passage.

Mark 9:38-50

Mark 9:38-50

And what is the purpose of salt without saltiness as it is no longer useful for it’s original purpose.