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Have you ever waded through a period of your life when everything seems to be going wrong? Or, have you watched friends or family members struggling through a painful, dark phase? Have you ever witnessed somebody having a hard time and heard, or even said yourself, the phrase "Wow, it sucks to be you?" If so, you may be suffering from the nasty affliction of "schadenfreude." Today, as I studied the twelfth chapter of Job, I believe I stumbled upon an ancient case of schadenfr

The following piece of writing was my entry for the Thistle Contest-a writing contest held at the St. David's Christian Writers' Conference last summer. The Thistle Contest is meant to inspire beautiful writing that makes a point. The topic this time was "The Road Less Traveled." Submissions were made anonymously and were required to be 250 words or less. ___ “Don’t even think of it!” admonished my coworkers. “You’ll break your neck!” worried my mother. “Are you having a mi

The following excerpt is from my latest writing project, a study booklet on the life of Job: Job didn’t exactly have 20/20 vision when it came to his concept about God. I don’t always get it right, either. Sometimes when the picture in my mind of my Heavenly Father begins to fade a bit, I see again the gift I’ve had right in front of me my whole life—my own earthly father. He has loved me with a pure, unconditional, and unlimited love. I am blessed that my dad is a man who lo

Welcome to all readers who are joining me here on my website and blog for the first time! If this is your first visit, my blog was previously posted under the title of "jillgoes" at http://jillgoes.blogspot.com/. That site will become inactive, and from now on, you will find all new blog posts here on my author website. Enjoy! I'm about one fifth done writing a Bible study booklet on the Old Testament book of Job. If you or anyone you know has ever suffered, this book is for