This year has been the 3rd year in a row that has been a blur of change, financial stress and broken dreams and broken relationships that have rocked our world both personally and, in our communities, collectively. Those of you who know me well, know I’m a natural optimist and usually can find the…
It is so tempting to skip over the Genealogies recorded in the early chapters of the Scriptures because we think they would not hold anything relevant to us, but often there pops up a word or phrase that links us to something else we’ve read. Sometimes those little threads help tie up loose ends…
The long-awaited reunion between Jacob and Esau takes place in Genesis chapter 33 but not before Jacob has positioned his loved ones according to his love for them! After the presents of hundreds of animals designed to appease Esau’s wrath, he sends the handmaids who have borne his children, next are Leah and her…
As I read through the Bible day by day it becomes clear that the themes presented there are inexhaustible! There are so many directions we could allow our thoughts to take in searching out the thoughts of God, and each direction could be so beneficial! As we read and think about the messages there,…
Do you sometimes come to the Lord with requests that seem to need very quick answers, then struggle with the fact that God seems to be slow with the solution? As I read through Genesis 25 again this morning I find myself wondering how Isaac and Rebekah handled it when their union, so obviously…
Genesis 25 gives us a lot of information about the later life of Abraham and his sons! While his sons Ishmael and Isaac seem to be the main branches of the family tree, they were by no means the only branches. After the death of Sarah, Abraham marries Keturah and lives on to the…