Job and his friends are at one another. They think that Job is spilling his guts in his speeches and Job, in effect calls them "Blow Hards." It is interesting how what is recorded in chapters 15-17 sounds just like what you or I might hear from a friend who has gotten some advice from their friends (definitely not us!). In these chapters, they start their second round of "advice and counsel", but almost immediately they butt heads. Eliphaz begins by saying Job is a "blow hard". Though those are not the exact words, the implication is in the very…
History Repeats Itself
After a lot of years, I got to thinking about Job again. What I remembered about those long ago studies is still true, but there are other things that strike me. This would make the perfect opera. Don't think that it would work as a stage play or musical. There isn't enough action and mystery for a movie – even if Disney or Spielberg got their hands around it. I can see the big chorus off to one side to echo what Job and his friends are saying or singing to one another. Once, this was seen as simply Job,…
Is GM A Charitable Contribution?
Just a thought as our tax dollars go down the drain. Perhaps that won't really happen, but the record does not look good for getting our money back. Here's the deal. If GM is making sooooo much money, and apparently the Union Bosses and members know that they are for a fact, then why don't they just trade everything for 100% ownership in the company. Take it over, borrow what it takes to buy all the assets, turn the company around and then make their living off all the money "their company" will make. This is really pretty simple –…