“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to each other. “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.” (Genesis 37:19-20) What on earth was going on in Joseph’s head? It’s clear he hadn’t played baseball, […]
Read More Genesis: 37 – You May Say I’m A DreamerMy sister reminded me today that I follow her in almost everything. She may not have the same level of interest in the something, but she will start it and I will follow. Well that was certainly the case when it came to music. She enjoyed gospel music. I enjoyed gospel music. She liked the […]
Read More The Tragedy Of The Wrong TrustEsau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the members of his household, as well as his livestock and all his other animals and all the goods he had acquired in Canaan, and moved to a land some distance from his brother Jacob. Their possessions were too great for them to remain together; […]
Read More Genesis: 36 – Under God’s Blessing, Even The Loser WinsWhat I love about blogging is my ability to say some very random things. I love it. For example, in this blog entry I will link my parents, Quantum Leap, Abraham and what I got up to on a Wednesday night. I was sitting in an office just reflecting on some notes that I made […]
Read More Closer HomeSo Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes. Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God,who answered me in the day of my distress and […]
Read More Genesis: 35 – Purity for BethelSometimes I’m not sure if we know the difference between someone well disciplined and someone who has had an encounter with Jesus Christ. I say that because a lot of the behavioural focus I’ve come across with children, young adults and fully grown mature adults indicates that ‘behaving’ yourself is the key. I know that […]
Read More The Gospel DifferenceThen Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me obnoxious to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land. We are few in number, and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.” But they replied, “Should he have […]
Read More Genesis: 34 – The Problem With Taking Matters Into Your Own HandsAs you might have gathered from last week, the biggest lesson I learn from last month was the importance of being a peacemaker. Peace has been a big deal for me for a long time, but it’s fair to say I lost focus for a while. A friend came and visited me in the middle […]
Read More January Lessons: Learning To Be A PeacemakerThen the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered. Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.” […]
Read More Genesis: 32 – Jacob the Fearful, Jacob the FearlessIf the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you. (Genesis 31:42) There comes a time when enough is […]
Read More Genesis: 31 – Band On The Run
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