Category Archives: Suffering
In the Dead of Winter
20 Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. 21 And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the … Continue reading
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Reflections: Causing Your Own Unhappiness
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. ~ Abraham Lincoln Many are probably familiar with the above quote. However, they may not be aware of just how qualified President Abraham Lincoln was to … Continue reading
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Reflections: Who Is Our Worst Enemy?
There is a picture that has gone viral on Facebook where two twins are curled up next to one another in the womb. One is seemingly a believer in life after birth, while the other does not: Stored within the … Continue reading
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Reflections: Learning to Wait for God’s Time
10 Suddenly, a hand touched me, which made me tremble on my knees and on the palms of my hands. 11 And he said to me, “O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and … Continue reading
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“Standing in the Gap” Commentary by Living Church of God (LCG)
“Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.” ~ Albert Einstein I found it fascinating that this came into my mailbox after I had already written the latest article involving sanding varnish. LCG’s Marc Arsenaeault wrote on the Living Church of … Continue reading
Reflections: Rulership, Children, Hypocrisy and Sanding Varnish
Well, the political campaign season is well underway. Next month, one of the parties holds its first caucus. Yet, in spite of the first caucus not yet even occurring, the opposing party has already entered the fray with ads targeting … Continue reading
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Reflections: “He Shall Direct Thy Paths”
17Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall … Continue reading
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When You Cannot Even Recover & Why Suffering Goes On
There were more than 50 aftershocks in Christchurch, New Zealand yesterday, a city that has been rocked by three major earthquakes since September. The Telegraph reported “One man confirmed dead after Christchurch earthquakes” as a result of these aftershocks. In … Continue reading
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Reflections: Disasters and Tragedies
Why do some people lose all they have? Why is it that people are sometimes just in the wrong place at the wrong time and get caught up in tragedies that are hard to understand? When the young die, when … Continue reading
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Trials Of the Righteous
8And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? 9Then Satan answered the LORD, and … Continue reading
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