My teen son asked for the latest video gaming system recently. He asks every year. I don’t feel it’s a good fit for our family, so I’ve worked hard to create boundaries around...
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Why do you forget us continually; why do you abandon us for such a long time? Lamentations 5:20 For 151 verses, except for a brief respite in chapter 3, the writer of Lamentations...
The memory of my suffering and homelessness is bitterness and poison. I can’t help but remember and am depressed. I call all...
In yesterday’s reflection on Lamentations 3, I asked, “What enables us to keep on trusting in God’s faithful love when our lives...
My Lord has become like an enemy. He devoured Israel; he devoured all her palaces; he made ruins of her city walls...
People heard that I was groaning, that I had no comforter. All my enemies heard about my...
A young man named Don came to see me for pastoral counseling. As he shared his story, I could sense that he...
Her adversaries have become rulers; her enemies relax. Certainly the LORD caused her grief because of her many wrong acts. Her children...
Her adversaries have become rulers; her enemies relax. Certainly the LORD caused her grief because of her many wrong acts. Her children have gone away, captive before the enemy. (CEB) Lamentations 1:5 In...
Judah was exiled after suffering and hard service. She lives among the nations; she finds no rest. All who were chasing her caught her —right in the middle of her distress. (CEB) Lamentations...
Oh, no! She sits alone, the city that was once full of people. Once great among nations, she has become like a widow. Once a queen over provinces, she has become a slave...
Jeremiah and Lamentations encourage faithfulness to God in all areas of life, including work.
The fundamental issue in the book of Jeremiah is whether the people will be faithful to God in the midst of a...
Most of us find our workplaces to be difficult, at least at times. One of the appeals of the book of Jeremiah...
