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Tag Archives: genesis
A Lot of Trouble
Aside from Jesus, which biblical character do you think of when you hear the word ‘obedient’? Plenty of names probably come to mind, but I’m fairly certain that near the top of this list for most people is an Old … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Faith, Family, Gratitude, Old Testament, Relationship, Torah
Tagged 19, abraham, ammon, ammonites, brick testament, canaan, daniel kirk, dividing the land, father Abraham, genesis, genesis 14, genesis 15, genesis 1:3, gomorrah, harran, Isaac, Jehoash, Jordan, lectiocast, lot, lot and his daughters, lot in the cave, lot went with him, lot’s daughters, lot’s wife, Mesopotamia, moab, moabites, moses, moses strikes the rock, Mount Moriah, obedient, old testament, partial obedience, peter paul rubens, pillar of salt, saul, saul defeats the Amalekites, sodom, Sodom and Gomorrah, strike the ground
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The G-Word, Part 3: Horticultural Fisherman
The G-Word occurs most often in Genesis, but 12 of the 13 times ‘garden’ is used in that book, the text is referring to Eden. After Genesis, the two books that use the G-Word the most are Song of Songs and … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Walk, Evangelism, Faith, Family, God, Grace, Relationship, Words, Worship, Writing
Tagged 1 john 4:8, eden, empty tomb, fruit, galatians 5:22-23, garden, gardening, genesis, gethesemane, god is love, gospel of john, john 15:1, john 15:1-6, joseph of arimathea, mary magdalene, prunes, rabboni, song of songs, thrown into the fire and burned, true vine
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The T-Word, Part 3: Father Abraham
Yesterday, we talked about the Book of Job, which teaches us that we’re supposed to trust God regardless of circumstances. But when it comes to the way this story discusses Job’s children, that is a difficult test. The testing of Abraham disturbs … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Walk, Faith, Fatherhood, Fear, God, Imagination, Insight, Mercy of God, Old Testament, Omnipresence, Relationship, Substitution, Torah, Words, Writing
Tagged abraham, bible minseries, book of job, death of Abraham, death of Rebekah, estrangement, fail, genesis, genesis 22, genesis 22:19, genesis 25:11, Isaac, Isaac Washington, kent dobson, Love Boat, loveboat, mars hill bible church, Moriah, Mount Moriah, pass, punishment, reward, sacrifice of Isaac by Caravaggio, Test, testing
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The Word ‘Word’
Last week, we touched on the fact that the Gospel of John and the Book of Genesis both open with the words ‘In the beginning’. Today, we’re going to go a little further and look at something intriguing. Three words … Continue reading
Posted in God, Saturday Night Live, The Trinity, Words, Writing
Tagged deep thoughts, enchiladas, genesis, gospel, instruction, invitation, jack handey, james 2:26, john 1, micah 6:8, name of god, names of god, nicene creed, nicknames of jesus, norm peterson, the voice translation, voice, word
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God is Master
The other day, I was in a hurry to get someplace in my car, so I stomped on the gas pedal to get there a few seconds earlier. And then it occurred to me that I don’t need to break … Continue reading
Posted in 40 Simple Truths, God, Lent, Love, Mercy of God, Sacrifice, Uncategorized
Tagged dumbledore, felix felicis, friend, genesis, god, harry potter, laws, laws of nature, master, mastery, mentor, partner, slave, space, subject, time, vassal
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God is Unchanging
Even as I write the title above, I struggle to decide if I really believe it. God is unchanging? How can that be? Oh, it says He’s so quite clearly in the Bible: “I the Lord do not change. So you, … Continue reading
Posted in 40 Simple Truths, Bible, God, Kindness, Lent, Mercy of God, New Testament, Old Testament, Torah, Wrath of God
Tagged everlasting, flood, genesis, gomorrah, gospels, immutable, isaiah, james, legalism, malachi, noah, sodom, unchanging
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