One problem in Christian community, though certainly there are many others, is the tendency to use “god-talk” in our conversation. God-talk is language that ends honest dialogue. It typically includes the use of scripture in a way that is unchallengeable. It ignores the reality that there are scriptures that are difficult to swallow and much that is hard to …
Honesty – It’s still the best policy! (thoughts from the book of Job)
We could all use some encouragement at a time like this. I found some recently in the unlikely place of the pages of Job. I like the book which may sound a bit morbid since its pages are filled with suffering. Yet it’s not the suffering that draws me, it’s the honesty. The friends who gathered to mourn with Job …