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  • 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,…

  • Genesis 1: 15-23 On a Wing and a Fin

    On the fifth day God speaks into existence all the fish in sea and all the birds in the air and calls them good.  It’s so fascinating to me that fish and birds come first and land animals follow. My own perspective would assume land first, and water and air second because that is how…

  • Genesis 1:14-19 Sky Zone

    On the fourth day God said, let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens. God separated the lights to mark day from night and the seasons and rule over the day and night.  Now, we use clocks, calendars, apps and reminders. Yet, the sun, moon and stars are still out there every day…

  • 2 Corinthians 13: Extreme Church Makeover 

    In this section, Paul repeats his warning for a third time. He says if he comes again he will not spare them. The Corinthians keep questioning Paul, but he says they must examine themselves. If they want to see Christ speaking in him, they must prepare for his strength because even though Jesus was crucified…

  • 2 Corinthians 12: R-E-S-P-E-C-T

    Feeling like he’s not being respected, Paul shares a vision with his readers in hopes that they will listen to what he has to say. He says that a man, himself we assume, was caught up either in- or out-of-body visit to the third heaven where they experienced paradise and other unexplainable events. The what?…

  • Lost Vegas

    Tim and I went to Las Vegas last week. It was the second time I’ve been there. The first time was for my job, and this time was as a plus one for my husband’s attendance to the Construction Expo.  I didn’t get to look at the city much last time because I was working,…