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For many years, most of my Bible reading came in the form of devotionals or specific studies. It was probably a little more than fifteen years ago that I decided if I was going to try to talk to people about Jesus, and write about my faith, I probably should be able to say “yes” when someone asked if I’d ever read the whole Bible ...

After Job’s losses and his suffering, God restored everything to him that had been taken away. Do you suppose Job ever had a quiver of fear about receiving new property, new cattle, new vineyards … and most of all new children? Did he ever wonder if perhaps he would have to go through that loss again – and maybe it would be better to say “no thank you” to God than to take the risk?

I originally wrote this last spring and it's been languishing in my files since then. I pulled it back out about a week ago, did some rewriting and refreshing, and now I think it's ready to share. Oh, and by the way, we've been back in Florida now for almost a month ... and I just had my first snake sighting for this go-round yesterday afternoon. And he was probably the biggest one yet! Enjoy ...

If you are made uncomfortable by reading or thinking about snakes and/or mice, you might want to skip this particular post. I only say this because I have both friends and relatives who experience the “creepy-crawlies” at just the mention of them … and I’m going to do more than simply mention them. Consider yourself warned …