Four Paintings of the Crucifixion, #1
The Isenheim Altar This year for Holy Week, I want to share with you four of my favorite paintings of … Continue reading Four Paintings of the Crucifixion, #1
Tag: Suffering
Beginning to Live Again: A Sermon on Job 42:1-17
At the end of the story of Job, God gives him a new family of 7 sons and 3 daughters. Did this make up for the things Job had lost? I don’t think so, but it does show that even after great suffering we can begin to live again Continue reading Beginning to Live Again: A Sermon on Job 42:1-17
God Answers Job: Something Bigger than Yourself – A Sermon on Job 31:35-37; 38:1-11
What do good people do when bad things happen? Through an encounter with God they gain a new perspective on their suffering and their life. Continue reading God Answers Job: Something Bigger than Yourself – A Sermon on Job 31:35-37; 38:1-11
Hope in a Time of Darkness: A Sermon on Job 19: 13-27
What do you do when you come to the end of your rope? Job voiced his complaints but he also continued to hope in God Continue reading Hope in a Time of Darkness: A Sermon on Job 19: 13-27
Three Responses to Suffering (Despair, Defensiveness, Engagement): A Sermon on Job Chapters 3, 4 and 7
Preached at United Reformed Church of Cliftonon Sunday, June 21, 2020 on Facebook Live. Sermon #3 in a Series on … Continue reading Three Responses to Suffering (Despair, Defensiveness, Engagement): A Sermon on Job Chapters 3, 4 and 7
How to Comfort Those Who Are Suffering: A Meditation on Job 2:11-13
Shared at United Reformed Church of Clifton during the Mid-Week Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, July 24, 2020 Meditation #2a in a … Continue reading How to Comfort Those Who Are Suffering: A Meditation on Job 2:11-13
The Suffering of Job (Part 2)–A sermon on Job 1:20-2:10
Preached at United Reformed Church of Cliftonon Sunday, June 21, 2020 Sermon #2 in a Series on the Book of … Continue reading The Suffering of Job (Part 2)–A sermon on Job 1:20-2:10
The Suffering of Job a sermon on Job 1: 1-19
Preached at United Reformed Church of Clifton on Sunday, June 14, 2020 Sermon #1 in a Series on the Book … Continue reading The Suffering of Job a sermon on Job 1: 1-19
Musings and Wonderment 