The Great Story also reveals that trials and sufferings are part of the process of spiritual formation and maturation. Job's acute spiritual myopia is simply a symptom of this process. Struggle is a natural part of the growth process. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 23. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

You know the old saying about when we assume: "It makes an 'ass' out of 'u' and 'me.'" A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 22. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

One of the greatest things the book of Job has to teach me is how not to be when I find myself sitting with others in the midst of their suffering. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 21. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I can't control every circumstance of this earthly life. Sometimes the wicked prosper and escape earthly justice. Sometimes the righteous and innocent unjustly suffer. It is what it is. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 20. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

On August 18th my family gathered at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines to bury my mother's ashes.... A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 19. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

The demonization and scapegoating of others, especially those who are different or with whom we disagree, has long been a very human enterprise. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 18. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along my life journey, I've known multiple individuals who have been given a terminal diagnosis. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 17. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along life's journey, I've observed that it's in life's darkest moments that you learn who your true friends really are. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 16. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In the quiet this morning, I find myself pondering the two core questions that the story of Job has presented to humans for thousands of years. Why is it that sometimes the innocent suffer unjustly? Why is it that sometimes the wicked prosper unjustly? A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 15. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In his black-and-white thinking, Job is blinded to the spiritual gradient of growth that lies between. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 14. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.