Category Archives: Death and Dying

Flood Insurance

Posted on March 16, 2015 by wamplerp

Here is the fate God allots to the wicked, the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:   However many his children, their fate is the sword; his offspring will never have enough to eat.   The plague will bury those … Continue reading →

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Dark Times

Posted on March 14, 2015 by wamplerp

Is it for your piety that he rebukes you and brings charges against you?   Is not your wickedness great? Are not your sins endless?   You demanded security from your relatives for no reason; you stripped people of their clothing, leaving … Continue reading →

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What does God know?

Posted on March 12, 2015 by wamplerp

Is not God in the heights of heaven? And see how lofty are the highest stars!   Yet you say, ‘What does God know? Does he judge through such darkness?   Thick clouds veil him, so he does not see us as … Continue reading →

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Weathering

Posted on February 28, 2015 by wamplerp

But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and as a rock is moved from its place,   as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy a person’s hope.   You overpower them once for all, and … Continue reading →

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The Scent of Water

Posted on February 27, 2015 by wamplerp

At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.   Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil,   yet … Continue reading →

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Vanishing Clouds

Posted on February 17, 2015 by wamplerp

My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.   Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again.   The eye that now sees me will … Continue reading →

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Groans Pour Out Like Water

Posted on February 13, 2015 by wamplerp

Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,   to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure,   who are filled with gladness and … Continue reading →

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In the Shadow of a Cloud

Posted on February 12, 2015 by wamplerp

The Adversary departed from the Lord’s presence and struck Job with severe sores from the sole of his foot to the top of his head. Job took a piece of broken pottery to scratch himself and sat down on a … Continue reading →

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Tell me Who I am

Posted on January 22, 2015 by wamplerp

Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, its storerooms, its upper parts, its inner rooms and the place of atonement.  He gave him the plans of all that the Spirit had … Continue reading →

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Running the Same River

Posted on January 21, 2015 by wamplerp

On hearing this, David sent Joab out with the entire army of fighting men. The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance to their city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in … Continue reading →

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