Theme B: Sufferings, Yet Rewards, for Faithful Witnesses to God in the Meantime (Daniel 3)

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For an explanation of the themes in and structure of Daniel, see the section "The Big Picture of the Book of Daniel"....

Conclusions to Ecclesiastes

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What are we to make of this mix of good and ill, meaning and vanity, action and ignorance, which the Teacher finds in...

Job’s Complaints Take on Special Significance for Our Work (Job 24)

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Like Job’s, our sufferings often begin with difficulties at work. But seldom are God’s people equipped — or even...

Job’s Friends Accuse Him of Doing Evil (Job 4-23)

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Regrettably, Job’s friends are not able to endure the mystery of his suffering, so they jump to conclusions about its...

God Allows Satan to Destroy Job’s Prosperity (Job 1:13-22)

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The problem of pain comes when times are hard. When we are passed over for promotion or lose a job, when we become...

Suffering under the World’s Authorities (1 Peter 2:13–4:19)

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David Hataj, CEO, Egerton Gear, Inc., on Non-Judgmental Corporate Culture Change  I returned home...

Endure Hardship and Pursue Peace (Hebrews 12:1-16)

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Hebrews moves from providing examples of faithful saints to pro­viding challenges for the people of its own day. Like...

Jesus’ Intercession Empowers Our Life and Work (Hebrews 7:1–10:18)

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Lech Walesa Lech Walesa’s path to becoming the president of Poland reached its pivotal moment on...