This is another of those ‘they mean well’ situations. There may be some who deliberately make it that way, but I’m fairly sure most people are unaware of it. What I am referring to is the token gesture. Now even by that, back in the day offering a token of your appreciation was more often […]
Read More Not A Token GestureYou shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the Lord ’s Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians but spared our houses.’” And the people bowed their heads and worshipped. (Exodus 12:27 ESV) The Bible is epic. The first five books of the Bible […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 12 – Meal of DeliveranceHow long would it take Jesus to outline a parable? From that parable he’d probably follow up with another parable. Either way there was enough potency in a parable to keep His followers intrigued. To the point that sometimes they would come back to Him and ask for an explanation of the parable. It’s one […]
Read More Crowds and Disciples: A Conversation PieceThere shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there has never been, nor ever will be again. (Exodus 11:6 ESV) “Let my people go” is a phrase that must have driven Pharaoh up the wall. It’s a testament to his incredible stubbornness that despite the virtual breakdown of his country, […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 11 – Final WarningI spent a lot of my childhood reading. Yeah I spent a lot of it watching television as well. Probably too much television as I get the impression every time I am in a tight situation and suddenly recall the theme tune to Thundercats or the opening monologue of Adam, Prince of Eternia from He-Man. […]
Read More Perils Of Forgetting HistoryIt’s funny. I used to think I was a loner. Then I discovered I was a loner who needed to not be alone. Then I found myself in a situation where I was not alone but I felt a loner once more. Recently a few of my friends and I studied about relationship dynamics in […]
Read More Reflections of a LonerLife is precious. Life is particularly so because of the connections we make. From the beginning that connection between the mother and the child in the womb. It’s more than a physical connection. The connection is also there as the father notes the child that is a product of him and what has come from […]
Read More Connect and DisconnectThen the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I may show these signs of mine among them, and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and of your grandson how I have dealt harshly with the Egyptians […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 10 – Generational ImpactThe task is huge. When I saw for the first time how many words they needed for each essay the gulp I gave was audible in the next county. That many words? What do I look like, a novelist? How on earth am I ever going to write that many words, when I have never […]
Read More Taking It One Step At A TimeFor by now I could have put out my hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth. But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you my power, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth. (Exodus 9:15-16 ESV) […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 09 – Set Up On Purpose
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