Like Job’s, our sufferings often begin with difficulties at work. But seldom are God’s people equipped — or even willing —to help...
Regrettably, Job’s friends are not able to endure the mystery of his suffering, so they jump to conclusions about its source. The...
With Satan having done his worst, Job could really use some support. Job’s three friends enter the story and are depicted as...
Job is able to endure overwhelming loss without compromising his “integrity” or blamelessness[1](Job 2:3). But Satan does not give up. Perhaps Job...
The problem of pain comes when times are hard. When we are passed over for promotion or lose a job, when we...
There is nothing left for Job but to lament. He refuses to incriminate himself falsely, and he refuses to blame or abandon God. But he does not hesitate to express his anguish in...
The eighth and final beatitude may strike us as negative. Up to this point, the beatitudes have...
We live in what theologians call “the already, but not yet.” The kingdom of heaven has already been inaugurated by Jesus in...
The penitent words of the brothers led Joseph to one of the finest theological points of his life and, indeed, much of...