Hi sisters! I recently posted about my quiet times through Job, which speaks to the lived experience of someone in trauma. The book of Job is rich in emotional wisdom and calls God’s people into deeper places of the soul. Then, over the past few months, God has shown me ways in which women were … Continue reading Send for the Skillful Women →

Please see the first post on Job (click HERE) for how I am approaching Job and for an important caveat. The LORD Answered Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind (Job 38:1) Right away this is incredible. Back in chapter 33, Elihu said that God speaks to humans through dreams and through suffering. I don't … Continue reading Then the LORD Answered Job (Job 38-42) →

Please see the first post on Job (click HERE) for how I am approaching Job and for an important caveat. Elihu Speaks Until now, there's been no mention of Elihu. He is younger than Job and the three friends. Elihu has waited his turn (32:4, 6-7). Elihu feels anger (said multiple times in chapter 32). … Continue reading Living in the Mystery (Job 32-37) →

Please see the first post on Job (click HERE) for how I am approaching Job and for an important caveat. Bildad's Final Comments Job's friends are "over it." When Bildad speaks this time in chapter 25, he's very short (6 verses). Bildad questions, "How then can man be in the right before God?" (25:4a) Bildad … Continue reading What More Could I Have Done? (Job 25-31) →

Hi Sisters, Please see the first post on Job (click HERE) for how I am approaching Job and for an important caveat. Eliphaz: You Must Be Guilty of . . . In the last post, we saw that Bildad alludes to what Job might have done to deserve God's wrath. Eliphaz picks up what Bildad … Continue reading When God Feels Dangerous (Job 22-24) →

Please see the first post on Job (click HERE) for how I am approaching Job and for an important caveat. This post is a little longer than normal because this quiet time in Job blessed my heart to the fullest! I could've typed forever from meditating on just a few words. Zophar: Defining the wicked … Continue reading Have You Not Asked Others Their Story? (Job 20-21) →

Hi Sisters, Please see the first post on Job (click HERE) for how I am approaching Job and for an important caveat. Bildad: Why are we stupid in your sight? Tensions appear to be increasing! Zophar and Eliphaz have both spoken since Bildad's last remarks in chapter 8. Bildad has heard Job's assertions, calling them … Continue reading Justice and Relationships (Job 18-19) →

Hi Sisters, If you haven't read the first post, I encourage you to read that first (click HERE) as it explains my approach to reading Job during my quiet times. [Warning: heavy topics ahead. As you read, if you feel yourself becoming triggered or overwhelmed, please do not keep reading. If this brings up wounds … Continue reading Grieving the Future (Job 15-17) →

Hi Sisters, If you haven't read the first post, I encourage you to read that first (click HERE) as it explains my approach to reading Job during my quiet times. [Warning: heavy topics ahead. As you read, if you feel yourself becoming triggered or overwhelmed, please do not keep reading. If this brings up wounds … Continue reading The Raw Deal (Job 7-10) →