Author Archives: Bob Bjerkaas

Love at Close Quarters

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Bob Bjerkaas

Sooner or later someone will come up with a name for the relational impact that the Coronavirus has had on families across America. Perhaps they already have and I am not yet in that loop. Whatever this impact will be called, it … Continue reading →

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My Grandmother’s Squint

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Bob Bjerkaas

My Grandfather is in hospice. He is in his very last days.  Every time my phone buzzes or chimes I am expecting to hear the news that he is with the Lord.  Needless to say, he has been on my … Continue reading →

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Becoming!

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Bob Bjerkaas

In some ways, these last two months have enabled an awful lot of us to pause and reset some directions and priorities in our lives.  I have heard from some friends and neighbors that these unusual times have afforded them … Continue reading →

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QUARANTINED!

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Bob Bjerkaas

“Every cloud has a silver lining.” As trite as this often seems to us, there is for the Christian a very large kernel of truth in this cliché.  Theoretically, most Christians have believed that God’s sovereignty overrules everything.  Even horrible … Continue reading →

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Practice Hospitality

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Bob Bjerkaas

These two words comprised one of the shortest sentences in the Bible I read as a young man.  The New International Version translation of Romans 12:9-13 read as follows: ” Love must be sincere.  Hate what is evil, cling to … Continue reading →

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Love Bears All Things

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Bob Bjerkaas

This month many of us will be giving special attention to the subject of love.  Valentine’s Day falls right in the middle of February, and that red-letter day brings all sorts of thoughts and questions.   Those of us who are … Continue reading →

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The Baby with Two Names

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Bob Bjerkaas

How do you think about the people with whom God has surrounded you? “And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.” Genesis 35:18 This is the bittersweet … Continue reading →

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When Jesus Says No

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Bob Bjerkaas

I loved those old Southwest Airlines commercials that had the tag line, “Wanna get away?” The commercials all featured someone who got themselves into an awkward or humiliating situation and for a moment you share with the ad’s protagonist a … Continue reading →

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Job’s Wife

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Bob Bjerkaas

Some of you who read this blog know that I am preaching through the book of Job on Sunday mornings at the church I pastor.  It is a challenging book to study and preach from – and to apply!  There … Continue reading →

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A Fried Hard Drive and a Big God

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Bob Bjerkaas

Returning to my office after two weeks of vacation brought one incredibly unpleasant surprise.  My Computer had overheated and the hard drive “fried.”  All of my files that were saved on my work computer are gone.  Thankfully, my doctoral work … Continue reading →

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