Comments on: The First Peek Beyond the Bookends (Strolling Through Scripture, Life Between the Bookends) http://hendersonhome.net/Tom/the-first-peek-beyond-the-bookends-strolling-through-scripture-life-between-the-bookends/ The trials, tribulations, victories and unexplained events of a family called The Hendersons. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:39:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Tom http://hendersonhome.net/Tom/the-first-peek-beyond-the-bookends-strolling-through-scripture-life-between-the-bookends/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 Tom Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:04:11 +0000 http://hendersonhome.net/Tom/?p=311#comment-1360 Paul–

Please know that our hearts are with you, and focus on the fact the God is weeping beside you in this wretched situation. Give Jen a squeeze for us.

Tom

]]> By: Pablo http://hendersonhome.net/Tom/the-first-peek-beyond-the-bookends-strolling-through-scripture-life-between-the-bookends/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Pablo Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:08:24 +0000 http://hendersonhome.net/Tom/?p=311#comment-1359 For obvious reasons, I have been dwelling on Job for quite a while, both theologically and emotionally. After losing a child myself (and twins last week–God keep them both), I keep going back to Job’s statement (I’m paraphrasing from memory), “The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

As limited beings, we have no concept of the “biggest picture”, as we cannot “zoom out” to God’s perspective. We have to walk the road that Job did, whether or not we follow his path of trusting God. In some ways, Job may be (one of) the most practical books in the Bible, as it shows how faith can crumble under apparently unfair circumstances.

Pardon the rambling…I’m still trying to find my way through the woods, both theologically and emotionally.

(Side note: please pray for Jennifer and I. Her D/C is tomorrow.)

*sigh*

]]> By: Joe http://hendersonhome.net/Tom/the-first-peek-beyond-the-bookends-strolling-through-scripture-life-between-the-bookends/comment-page-1/#comment-1356 Joe Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:20:07 +0000 http://hendersonhome.net/Tom/?p=311#comment-1356 I just find it absolutely fascinating that Job was the first book of Scripture to be written/told. (Obviously an Oral Tradition first) Also, that it deals with what is probably the most central questions of all humanity…”Why is life unfair?”

I know that this story is pre-Moses, but I think that it could possibly be even pre-Abraham. Either way, it says a great deal about the deep longings & needs of people when they shut up long enough to be honest with themselves.

]]> By: Brian http://hendersonhome.net/Tom/the-first-peek-beyond-the-bookends-strolling-through-scripture-life-between-the-bookends/comment-page-1/#comment-1353 Brian Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:02:33 +0000 http://hendersonhome.net/Tom/?p=311#comment-1353 Thanks, Tom. I appreciated this post as I am just finishing going through Job as well. I picked up a couple more things here that were helpful. Job is not one of my favorite books. There is a lot to endure, and a lot of perspective.

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