... survive amid the rubble of his experience. 1:20–22 Then he fell to the ground in worship. Job’s response to this profound calamity is twofold. Feeling the full force of grief, he tears his clothing and shaves off his hair, which are customary rites of mourning in ... appears to others, character is what one is truly like. Literature: Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen. In British writer Jane Austen’s (1775–1817) first published novel, Sense and Sensibility (1811), Marianne Dashwood perceives John ...
... explained to them that if they ate of the forbidden fruit and admitted evil into the Garden, they would die. Also, dire calamities would happen to them and to their descendants. For Adam and Eve, obeying God was a daily choice. Despite all the warnings, ... be made righteous." (Romans 5:12, 15, 18) God is still asking the haunting question, "Where are you?" Where are you? Bill, Jane, John, Sally, Where are you? Are you hiding behind some tree somewhere, feeling terribly guilty? Are you making futile excuses to ...
... My Soul,” a popular revival hymn written by Katharine von Schlegel (1697–ca. 1768) and translated into English by Jane L. Borthwick (1813–97), could be quoted in this context. The music was composed by Jean Sibelius, from his symphonic ... to speak of God’s transcendent power (37:23) and of his just rule over humans (8:3–6). 5:19 From six calamities . . . in seven. Old Testament wisdom literature several times uses numerical sequences like this one to present a comprehensive list with common features ...
What after all has maintained the human race on this old globe, despite all the calamities of nature and all the tragic failings of mankind, if not the faith in new possibilities and the courage to advocate them?
