Genesis 28 – Standing at the Intersection
There are moments when heaven seems to intersect earth. A person who can’t afford their next meal suddenly opens the door to find a stranger with a…
February 5, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 29-30 – Striving
Everyone wants to feel significant. Often we attempt to find that significance through acquisition and accumulation. We strive to acquire the right…
February 16, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 31 – Center Stage
It’s so easy to exaggerate our self-importance and take center stage in life. We can be quick to focus on our interests, elevate our contributions…
February 23, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 32 – The Wrestling Match
As young children, we exercise our independence by saying, “Me do it!” As adults, we may not stomp our feet, stick out our lip and loudly proclaim…
March 1, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 33 – Coming Clean
In Genesis chapter 33, Jacob is very fearful at the thought of meeting his brother, Esau. After all, Jacob had cheated his brother out of his…
March 2, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 34 – Where’s God?
Genesis chapter 34 is a bleak story. While Jacob and his family were sojourning through the land, a Hivite prince named Shechem became infatuated…
March 16, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 35 – The 4 Truths About Worship
“Is your worship contemporary or traditional?” “Are the lights up or down?” “Do you use hymnals or read words off a screen?” “Are the instruments…
March 23, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 36 – Strangers
Genesis chapter 36 is one of those chapters you tend to skim over on your way to more powerful and meaningful chapters. After all, it’s just a long…
April 7, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 37 – Reflections of Someone Else
In Genesis chapter 37, we’re introduced to Joseph. The story of Joseph is the familiar and well-loved story of a young man who was given a special…
April 8, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 38 – Obligations
In Genesis chapter 38, Judah’s oldest son (Er) marries a girl named Tamar. But Er is considered by God to be wicked, and he dies before he and Tamar…
May 10, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 39 – Life’s Ups and Downs
Everyone experiences ups and downs in life. You can’t avoid it. The key is staying consistent despite the ups and downs. Joseph is one of two people…
June 27, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 40 – Look Beyond the Difficulty
It frustrates me when I see good and godly people try to do the right thing and suffer unfairly and unjustly for it. It’s hard to watch this happen…
June 27, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 41 – A Surprise Ending
Up to this point, Joseph has been wrongly treated and often forgotten. But by the end of Genesis chapter 41, there’s a surprise ending. Pharaoh frees…
July 18, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 42 – Busted!
In Genesis chapter 42, There’s a great famine throughout the land. Joseph had wisely stored up food for just such a time, and Pharaoh puts him in…
July 18, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 43-44 – A Change of Heart
In Genesis chapters 43-44, Joseph’s brothers still don’t recognize him, and Joseph continues to test them to see if they have changed. His brothers…
July 26, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 45 – The Long and Winding Road
In Genesis chapter 45, we come to the end of a long and winding road. After all the years Joseph spent in slavery and in prison…after all those years…
August 15, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 46 – The Power of Three Words
In Genesis chapter 46, the story of Joseph and his brothers starts moving toward a happy ending. Joseph, the second most powerful man in Egypt, has…
August 23, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 47 – Moving to Goshen
In Genesis chapter 47, Jacob and his family move to the land of Goshen. It shows the distinction given to Jacob and his family. While all around them…
August 23, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 48-49 – He knows us
In Genesis chapters 48-49, Jacob is nearing the end of his life and he gives a series of blessings/predictions about each of his children. Though…
September 1, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 50 – A Happy Ending to a Long Journey
Genesis chapter 50 is the close of a long journey for Joseph and his brothers. By the time Joseph’s brothers find him in Egypt, they have come a long…
September 7, 2017 · 2 min read