photo geishaboy testament guess read entire bible discipline endless recitation family lineage long line cruel kings blood revenge famines plagues inexplicable supernatural occurrences wrathful anger part knowing detail testament acceptable important aspect focused jesus lived treated strive raised church important bible stories understand teach expected bible inside races find passages bible trivia competitions pretty low-key christian college experience surprise ways things realized quickly bible heck malachi heard nahum disadvantage motivated overcome distaste testament practicing scales couple weeks small group church wrapped study started talking wanted read discuss people expressed interest studying minor prophet gulp idea appeal intimidated jason lead group's studies feel ill-equipped provide leadership area felt embarrassed general distaste bulk bible silenced naysaying thoughts secretly hoping shoot idea wednesday evening small group began digging chapter habakkuk prophet asks biggest questions time all-powerful horrible things happen world good question thinking avoidance suddenly reminds playing scales testament equivalent musician learning practicing scales specifically reading makes feel who's told practice scales solid minutes feels rote dull satisfying rewarding tempted skip parts draw music place scales foundation built drudgery music soars sings scales teach move fingers strengthening making nimble learn notes extremes sound possibility makes feel scales prepare avoid ugly turned habakkuk discussion wednesday evening engaging knew liking habakkuk sort hollywood-style turn events surprised thought warm idea studying habakkuk enjoy here's realizing horrible things happen stories represent bunch rules we're supposed follow guidebook wreak havoc world bible scholar occurred learned deep theological study collection historical stories demonstrate messed people ultimately shows desperately world needed jesus show bring harmony peace love messed world people jesus life model overcoming world ushering good ignore avoid testament denying stuff refusing less-than-pretty stories life pretend divorce hurt fail shiny happy perfect ignore redemption stories signs growth life ultimately 