Practical Advice from the Scriptures

In Job Chapter 14, Job delivers one of the most moving reflections in all of Scripture. He mourns the brevity and hardship of human life, comparing it to a fading flower or a fleeting shadow. Unlike …

In Job Chapter 13, Job stops responding to his friends and speaks directly to God. He calls out his companions as “forgers of lies” and defends his integrity with striking honesty. At the heart of th…

In Job Chapter 12, Job pushes back—hard—against his friends’ shallow theology. Tired of being lectured, he reminds them that wisdom doesn’t belong only to the comfortable. Job affirms that God’s powe…

When someone is hurting, does speaking the truth always help? In Job Chapter 11, Zophar—one of Job’s friends—finally speaks up. But instead of comfort, he brings harsh judgment. He accuses Job of arr…

Have you ever felt like your prayers were met with silence? In Job Chapter 10, we meet a man in the middle of his breaking point—questioning not just his suffering, but the very character of God. Job…

In Job Chapter 9, we hear one of the most raw and theologically rich laments in all of Scripture. Job isn’t just grieving—he’s wrestling with the terrifying weight of God’s power and the seeming abse…

In Job Chapter 8, we hear from Bildad the Shuhite, who responds to Job’s anguish with a rigid and dangerous kind of logic: if you're suffering, you must be guilty. He argues that God is always just—a…

In Job Chapter 17, Job pours out his anguish as his strength fails, his friends turn against him, and his future feels swallowed by the grave. He describes the depth of despair, the sting of betrayal…

In Job Chapter 7, we witness one of the most emotionally charged moments in all of Scripture. Job doesn’t speak to his friends—he speaks directly to God. His words are full of exhaustion, frustration…

In Job Chapter 6, we hear directly from Job as he pours out his anguish, defending his pain and calling out the lack of compassion from his so-called comforters. He doesn't hold back—his grief is raw…

In Job Chapter 5, Eliphaz continues his speech with bold claims about God’s justice, the role of suffering, and divine correction. Some of his words ring true—God does restore the broken and lift the…

In Job Chapter 4, Eliphaz the Temanite steps forward—offering what sounds like wisdom, but misses the heart of Job’s pain. Drawing from a personal spiritual vision and traditional theology, Eliphaz c…

Job Chapter 3 takes us to a raw and rarely discussed place in Scripture: a faithful man longing for death. After unimaginable loss and physical pain, Job breaks his silence—not with rebellion, but wi…

In Job Chapter 2, suffering moves from distant loss to physical torment. Satan strikes Job with painful boils, and even those closest to him falter—his wife urges him to give up, and his friends arri…

What do you do when life breaks wide open? In this episode, we examine Job Chapter 1, where a faithful and upright man loses everything in a single day—his wealth, his family, his sense of stability.…

Esther Chapter 10 is short—just three verses—but its message is powerful. Mordecai, once a forgotten outsider, ends his story as second only to King Ahasuerus. More than just a high-ranking official,…

In a dramatic reversal of fate, Esther 9 recounts how the Jewish people—once marked for destruction—rose up in self-defense and triumphed over their enemies. But their victory wasn’t about revenge or…

After the fall of Haman, Esther 8 shows us what restoration looks like when God moves behind the scenes. The king hands over Haman’s estate to Esther and promotes Mordecai to a position of influence.…

Esther 7 brings us to a powerful turning point in the story—where silence is broken, justice is served, and evil is exposed. Queen Esther finally reveals her identity and confronts King Ahasuerus wit…

What happens when your enemy is ordered to honor you? Esther Chapter 6 delivers one of the Bible’s most dramatic reversals. King Ahasuerus can’t sleep, so he asks for the royal records—and discovers …