by admin | Jan 8, 2014 | Writings
Genesis 20-22; Matthew 6:19-34 In Gen. 20, King Abimelech makes the same mistake that the Pharaoh earlier did – but he acted honorably. God protects Abraham even when he acts poorly. Isaac is finally born in Gen. 21, and Hagar and Ishmael are sent off into the...
by admin | Jan 7, 2014 | Writings
Genesis 18-19; Matthew 6:1-18 God has a sense of humor. After Sarah laughed to herself when she heard God (she probably did not know it was God) say that she will have a son (18:12), when the son is eventually born, he’ll be named Isaac, which means ‘he laughs’ or...
by admin | Jan 6, 2014 | Writings
Happy Epiphany! Today is the day of Epiphany – you can listen to my sermon for Epiphany Eve here: http://www.buzzsprout.com/13231/140859-epiphany-2014 Genesis 16-17; Matthew 5:27-48 In Genesis 16, Abram and Sarai get impatient with God’s promise, and...
by admin | Jan 5, 2014 | Writings
Genesis 13-15; Matthew 5:1-26 In chapter 13, God promises Abram all the land of Canaan (which will one day be Israel). Abram shows himself to be a capable military leader in chapter 14, and then he receives bread and wine (anyone think of the Lord’s Supper?)...
by admin | Jan 4, 2014 | Writings
I am blogging through the Bible in 2014 – see the reading plan here: Read through the Bible in a year – print out the pdf or bookmark this page for links to the NRSV passages for each day. Genesis 10-12; Matthew 4 I love Genesis – especially the...
by admin | Jan 3, 2014 | Writings
Genesis 7-9; Matthew 3 We are continuing our journey through the primordial, pre-history of Genesis 1-11. During the flood, God does not forget Noah and the ark. After the flood, God decides not to ever ‘curse the ground because of humankind’ again. God realizes...
