Life's Inanities and Ironies

 “Good morning, friends. Please turn in your Bibles to Habakkuk 2:4.” For most congregations, these words are rarely heard from the pulpit. A quick glance through sermon archives or church websites reveals a predictable pattern: sermons often gravitate toward familiar passages like Romans 8, Psalm 23, or the Sermon on the Mount. Meanwhile, books like Habakkuk, Obadiah, or Philemon remain largely untouched, their pages metaphorically gathering dust in the preaching calendar. When pastors plan their sermon series, they’re far more likely to choose a journey through Philippians than to venture into the minor prophets. Similarly, guest preachers or associate pastors often opt for the safety of John 3:16 over the less-traveled terrain of 2 John or the genealogies of 1 Chronicles. For those who hold to the inerrancy, sufficiency, and authority of Scripture, we affirm the truth of 2 Timothy 3:16-17: “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correc...