Category Archives: Genesis

Found in the Midst of Our Mess

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Pete

To be honest . . . not that I ever seek to be dishonest . . . but, to be honest, I most often associate Hagar with a badly devised and tragically executed “Plan B.” That is, until this morning. … Continue reading →

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Where Are You?

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Pete

It’s not the first use of the word “but” in the Bible. Nor is it the first time I’ve encountered the word combo “but God.” But it is the first occurrence of “but God” in the sense of God making … Continue reading →

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It’s Not About the Horses

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Pete

It’s been a morning of deliverance in my readings. And while the stories of deliverance are amazing, it is the Deliverer who “steals the show.” And David, the songwriter, caps it off nicely by reminding me it’s not about the … Continue reading →

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If He Had Not Been On My Side . . .

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Pete

You gotta admit that Jacob and kin make the Kardashians look like the Waltons. Consider again the family through whom God has chosen to bless all the nations of the earth . . . Jacobs, scams the birthright from his … Continue reading →

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There Is A Ladder

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Pete

Jacob’s on the lam. He’s crossed the line with his brother Esau. Extorting Esau’s birthright was one thing . . . but fraudulently securing their father’s blessing, well, he would pay for that with his life as soon as dad … Continue reading →

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The Pursuit of the Promise

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Pete

She was sixty-five years old when they decided to go for it. They would pursue the promise. A grand promise. A promise of land, offspring, and blessing (Genesis 12:1-3). Her husband had seen the vision . . . he had heard … Continue reading →

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For the Sake of Another

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Pete

Fact is, he didn’t deserve it. The honor given him in his death seems disproportionate to the manner in which he had conducted most of his life. The funeral was over the top. But as I noodle it, I realize … Continue reading →

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Never Saw It Coming

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Pete

Though there’s no way he saw it coming, I’m thinking that nothing surprised Jacob anymore. You sense that, in some ways, he’s a shell of the man he was when he was scamming birthrights and stealing blessings. Not just because … Continue reading →

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Grace and a Promise

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Pete

As our pastor pointed out a couple of weeks ago, Jacob had a way of finding himself “between a rock and a hard place.” Plan A isn’t really all that good, Plan B’s not much better. Can’t stay . . … Continue reading →

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The Sixth Sense

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Pete

He had become a sensual man. Not sensual as in erotic, but sensual as in he relied upon and was driven by his senses. What he could see, what he could feel and taste and smell, what he could hear, … Continue reading →

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