Issue 302 of Point of Reference opens with two poems by Pastor Jack Bannister — "Attitude of Job's Friends," a wry look at the comforters who got it wrong, and "Hidden Ministries," a meditation on Christ's silent years in Nazareth and Paul's Spirit-redirected journey to Macedonia. The main teaching, "The Man Job," is a detailed character study drawn from the whole book of Job: God's proud testimony of His servant, the rapid-fire calamities Satan unleashed, and Job's fourfold character of integrity, humility, patience, and prayerfulness that carried him through. The episode closes with four brief reflections on endurance, including the memorable line — the diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor a person without trials.