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  • Genesis 32: Wrestling with God

    Genesis 32: Wrestling with God

    On his journey home, angels of God met Jacob again in the wilderness. He names the place Mahanaim, meaning two camps. For Jacob, returning home after 20 years will not be smooth. He left in a hurry after tricking his older twin brother not only out of his inheritance but also out of his father’s…

  • Genesis 31: Departure

    Jacob overhears his brothers-in-law complaining about him. They are saying he is stealing their inheritance through the sheep-breeding competition he and Laban are locked in. Jacob sees that his goodwill has run out and it’s time to go. God confirms that Jacob should take his family home and that he will be with them. Jacob…

  • Genesis 30:25-43 Family Feud

    Genesis 30:25-43 Family Feud

    After Jacob‘s fourteen years of service to Laban, and his twelve kids, he lets his father-in-law know that it’s time for him to go back home. Laban says that divination told him he’s prospered because of Jacob, so asks him to name his wages. Jacob agrees to take all the spotted and speckled goats and…

  • Ministry Opportunities

    Ministry Opportunities

    Now that I have published my own Bible study book based on gospel of Luke, I keep finding myself giving away copies. As a self-publisher, I can get my book at cost. If you have a ministry that reaches out to low income/no income people and you would like some copies of my book to…

  • Time & Money

    Time is not the same as money. It can not be hoarded or multiplied. It is a flowing commodity. We are all moving forward at the same speed of one hour per hour and one day per day.  We have to use it or lose it. Everyone has to sleep, ideally, eight hours a night,…

  • Genesis 21: Promises in the Desert

    As promised, God visited Sarah and she became pregnant with Abraham’s child. A son was born when God said it would. Abraham and Sarah named the child Isaac meaning laughter, because they had both laughed when they were told they were going to have a child at age 100.  Sarah did not appreciate the fact…

  • Genesis 12: Travelog

    God tells Abram to go from his country, his kindred and his father’s house to a land that “I will show you.” He promises to make Abram a great nation, bless him and make his name great, so he will be a blessing. All those that bless him, God will bless. God will curse all…

  • Evil-ish 

    In fiction, the villain is often self-aware, and when cornered, will be quite forthcoming in their diabolical plot as they laugh at the suffering of others. In real life, more often than not, no one sees themselves as the bad guy either before, during or even after they get caught.  On the small scale you start…

  • Finding the Courage to be Yourself

    I recently spent some time with my cousin’s teenage daughter. She was telling me about all the trends that the girls and boys her age followed in school. My cousin and I laughed because we remembered brands that were popular when we were teenagers. We remembered how important it was to have jeans made by…

  • Genesis 1: 24-31 Zootopia

    On the sixth day, God said, “Let the Earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds.” What did it look like for the Earth to bring forth life? The author mentions all the livestock and creeping things, each according to their kinds. God judges the animals to be good. Animals are good by themselves,…