Quite a few things popped out to me in today’s readings. First, in Exodus 17, the people of Israel are attacked by the Amalekites. Moses tells Joshua to grab some men and go out there and fight them. Joshua and his warriors are in a brutal battle that has raged for hours. As long as…
Job is going through the darkest time of his life; he’s lost everything and wants to die and get it over with (16). Then, in 8, his friend shows no sympathy. He offers up his opinion, his solutions, and his assumptions. Job’s friend doesn’t offer to pray for him, to sacrifice for him, to clean…
Man, there’s a lot to soak in in today’s readings. Job lost everything but his integrity, his 10 kids that he loved, and thousands of animals. But he didn’t lose his integrity. He still praised God. I don’t know how many times I’ve run into small messes and crashed out; I need to be more…
Last week, I went fishing but didn’t catch anything. We were fishing for fun. The day before, I caught a 21-pound fish, so I was hoping for something bigger, which made me a bit disappointed. Peter and his crew had been out all night, fishing to earn a living, but they didn’t catch anything. They…