Joseph’s dreams and saving his family. It didn’t look that way when his brothers threw him into a pit. It definitely didn’t appear that way when he was sold into slavery. It looked nothing like it when he was thrown into the prison for a crime he did not commit. Yet, by the will of […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – Set Up To …(This is part of a series profiling the life of Joseph as conveyed in the book of Genesis. You can catch up on the rest of the series by clicking here. The following reflections cover Genesis 42.) Twenty years. So much can happen in twenty years. So much has happened in twenty years. It’s enough […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 08 – Where Guilt and Grace Emerge(This is part of a series profiling the life of Joseph as conveyed in the book of Genesis. You can catch up on the rest of the series by clicking here. The following reflections cover Genesis 41:37-57) Ain’t no need to worry what the night is gonna bring, it will be all over in the […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 07 – Making Hay While The Sun Shines(This is part of a series profiling the life of Joseph as conveyed in the book of Genesis. You can catch up on the rest of the series by clicking here. The following reflections cover Genesis 41:1-36) The Troubled Pharaoh Who is Pharaoh? He is not just a governing individual. He is not just a […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 06 – Wisdom and Interpretation(This is part of a series profiling the life of Joseph as conveyed in the book of Genesis. You can catch up on the rest of the series by clicking here. The following reflections cover Genesis 39:21-40:23) The Favour Remains Joseph is in a good place, but he does not know it. He’s in a […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 05 – Serving the Restored and the Removed(This is part of a series profiling the life of Joseph as conveyed in the book of Genesis. You can catch up on the rest of the series by clicking here. The following reflections cover Genesis 39:1-20) In an effort to offer glib words about life we’re often told that it has its “ups and […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 04 – Favour and Falsehood(This is part of a series profiling the life of Joseph as conveyed in the book of Genesis. You can catch up on the rest of the series by clicking here. The following reflections cover Genesis 37:1-11) The account of Joseph given in these verses is fascinating for a lot of reasons only some of […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 03 – Character, Dreams and Family(Part of the profile series on the life of Joseph which began here. The following reflections cover an overview of Genesis chapters 29-35.) Talk about family fortunes. Joseph was the son of Jacob. That should be straightforward until you recognise that Jacob did not have one wife and Joseph was not his first son … […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 02 – Joseph In The BackgroundConsider this: To be settled and at home with your people. Welcomed and respected by those around you. Knowing that you belong and that your nearest and dearest have your back. Knowing that you will be treated fairly and in a just manner. It’s very reassuring and provides a degree of security from which you […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 01 – An InvitationPerhaps you have received some communication that marks you out. Joe was the spoilt one. Spoilt because he was from Daddy’s favourite. Daddy had a few mothers you see, but there was the first love, the one he had worked for a long time to gain his hand. Though the other mothers had given him […]
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