Job 8:17 About a rock pile, its roots entwine,    Clothing a house of stone. (Written 5/25, Posted 5/31) Since I have work again, I am struggling to arrange my old tasks in among the new. It is not that my old tasks took forever and I cannot find the time. It is that my… Continue reading Lose the Deadline, Jeff – Job Study 152: Job 8:17

Job 8:16 This other one is fresh even in sunshine,    Its shoots spread beyond its place. (Written 5/23. Posted 5/30) Compare and contrast is a phrase beat into my head as a kid, like Pros and Cons. These are fundamental aspects of judgement. There have been innumerable experiments and thought put into how people… Continue reading Training Away Sin – Job Study 151: Job 8:16

Job 8:15 If one leans upon it, it will not stand,    If one grasps it, it will not endure. (Written 5/18, Posted 5/27) My notes on this one simply say “USE G”, which means for me to just copy my favorite source. As noted, I do not like to do this, but sometimes it… Continue reading Reaching for the Right Answer – Job Study 150: Job 8:15

Hebrews 1:1-4 New International Version 1In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of… Continue reading The Letter of Hebrews 1:1-4 – Open to Learning

Job Study 163: Job 8:14 Their self-confidence is gossamer,    A spider’s web, their trust. (Written 5/18, Posted 5/25) I have a lot of opportunities before me. The ones I am thinking about all involve how I spend my time with the Bible and other books on spiritual topics. I am finishing a financial book… Continue reading The Lighted Journey – Job Study 149: Job 8:14

Job 8:13 Such is the fate of all who disregard God,    The hope of the impious comes to naught. (Written 5/17, Posted 5/24) I originally had “godless shall perish” rather than “impious comes to naught”, but I wrote the change before I left the page in my journal originally and upon rereading it now,… Continue reading A Path to a Plan – Job Study 148: Job 8:13

Job 8:12 While yet in blossom, not ready to cut,    Before other plants, it withers. (Written 5/13, Posted ?) This verse almost says nothing without the context of the prior or following verse. It talks about the papyrus reed and its need for water. It leads to a discussion of how people need relationship… Continue reading Simple Lessons – Job Study 147 – Job 8:12

Job 8:11 Can papyrus sprout where there is no marsh?    Can reeds grow grand without water? (Written 5/13, Posted 5/20) When I first read papyrus, I thought of paper and how they used to write on papyrus paper. I bought a book titled The Timetables of History long ago and I keep wanting to… Continue reading Baby (Difference Maker) Steps – Job Study 146 – Job 8:11

The Letter of Jude – Lesson 3 – Jude 14-25 – New International Version 14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones 15 to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the… Continue reading The Letter of Jude – Lesson 3 – Jude 14-25 – Learning from Example

Job 8:10 Will they not instruct you,    Will they not inform you, Will they not bring forth    These words from their understanding? (Written 5/12 Posted 5/18) Pandemic, inflation, recession, falling stock market, falling bond market, war, drought, climate change, political clashes, the list goes on of things that could give us cause to… Continue reading Impacting the World – Job 159 Study 145 – Job 8:10