When two massive egos clash we say “sparks fly.” But for Job, when “man” meets “world” that’s when the sparks fly. As we’ve seen earlier, the book of Job is the story of man. And at its heart is the question of innocent suffering. Is there such a thing? His miserable comforters say no. And […]
The world cannot abide innocent suffering. It unnerves us, to put it mildly. Some of this is compassion. But much of it is fear and selfishness. Our (subterranean) thought processes go something like this: If tragedy really is indiscriminate, then the world really is an unsafe place to make my home. If my careful preparations, […]
