Month: December 2023

Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them. Genesis 42:7 Over the years, I’ve had to provide medical care for some patients whom I frankly don’t like and for whom I don’t want to provide care. In the Emergency Room, I’ve had to take care…
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Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh. “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.” Genesis 41:51 Today’s blog is about finding happiness, even after tremendous loss. It’s one of those blogs that I feel more than a little inadequate to write. My most significant losses…
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And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” Genesis 41:41 Even after nine years of recovery, I still find that I daily struggle with my will against God’s. Even after all he’s done for me, I still want to follow my way. I know how I think…
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I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life. Genesis 45:4-5 The problem of pain and suffering is, in my mind, is the greatest argument of the atheist. If God…
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And the doubling of Pharaoh’s dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it about. Genesis 41:32 In the struggle of my addiction, I once blamed God. Now, in recovery, I’ve had to accept my responsibility for my disaster and I’m far less quick to lay the fault at…
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There will come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt, but after them there will arise seven years of famine . . . Genesis 41:29 At the end of medical school, I chose to go into Family Practice, but halfway through my residency, I realized I had a problem. Family Practice…
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Joseph answered Pharaoh, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.” Genesis 41:16 It’s early Christmas morning and as usual, I’m up early alone, reflecting on my thoughts of the last 24 hours. Yesterday, we went to the Vikings game as our family Christmas gift. It was a grand time and,…
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A young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. When we told him, he interpreted our dreams to us, giving an interpretation to each man according to his dream. Genesis 41:12 I daily wear scrubs to work and because I go to the gym every morning, I shower and…
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And Joseph answered and said, “This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days. In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from you!—and hang you on a tree. And the birds will eat the flesh from you.” Genesis 40:18 I still spend some of my week in Urgent Care, where we see a…
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So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, “Why are your faces downcast today?” Genesis 40:7 I speak just enough Spanish to get myself in over my head, so, when I see our Spanish speaking interpreters in clinic, we always exchange pleasantries. Como Esta? (How are you?) To…
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