Job

Job passively endures a lot of trauma before he finally speaks directly to God about it. That’s the turning point.

Job experiences awe at God’s response, but not necessarily peace.

The primary biblical text that addresses human suffering is a comedic folktale. How are we meant to process this?

The information age feels like an all-you-can-eat buffet. I’m stuffed.

The information age feels like an all-you-can-eat buffet. I’m stuffed.

Poet Michael Shewmaker imagines a suffering Christian in Kilgore, Texas, with three unhelpful friends.

Poet Michael Shewmaker imagines a suffering Christian in Kilgore, Texas, with three unhelpful friends.

Before Satan, there was the biblical sea monster Leviathan.

Before Satan, there was the biblical sea monster Leviathan.

Sometimes I picture its author looking down at us and shaking his head.

Sometimes I picture its author looking down at us and shaking his head.

Sometimes I picture its author looking down at us and shaking his head.

Sometimes I picture its author looking down at us and shaking his head.

Sometimes I picture its author looking down at us and shaking his head.

Sometimes I picture its author looking down at us and shaking his head.

Sometimes I picture its author looking down at us and shaking his head.

In Yehiel Poupko’s poems, Jewish belief in God groans under the burden of divine silence.

In Yehiel Poupko’s poems, Jewish belief in God groans under the burden of divine silence.

He yearns to be able to lay his case before God.

It is as if every person who asks why bad things happen to good people takes a potsherd and starts scraping.