Month: December 2023

But when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.” Genesis 37:21 As I’ve mentioned previously, I enjoy the daily competition at our CrossFit Gym. Over the last couple of years, one friend and I have been keeping track of our wins and losses against each…
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Go now, see if it is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me word. Genesis 37:14 A few years ago, my family was on vacation in a city that was new to us. While driving alone one day, my phone’s battery died. I had no car charger and suddenly, I realized…
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So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan. They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him. Genesis 37:17-18 When I first took opioids, I experienced an intense euphoria and naturally, I wanted more. But I couldn’t just go do the Vicodin…
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Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more. Genesis 37:5 Guys, even if you’re not married, you know the answer to this question – Do these jeans make me look fat? There’s only one right answer to such a question and it has nothing to…
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And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father. Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons . . . But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him. Genesis 37:2-4 In my addiction,…
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And Isaac breathed his last, and he died and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. Genesis 35:29 I’ve got people in my life with whom I’d like to find reconciliation one day. I think I’ve done what I can to make peace, but…
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And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name.” So he called his name Israel. Genesis 35:10 Like all of us, I’ve been profoundly shaped by my life’s relationships. I didn’t pick my parents, but I’m thankful for my childhood and…
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And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were around them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. Genesis 35:5 Abject terror. That’s what I experienced nine years ago when I got a text from my boss, telling me I needed to come in to discuss some…
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So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree that was near Shechem. Genesis 35:4 I don’t struggle with opioid cravings today. There was a time though when I desired them constantly. What changed? How’d I get…
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Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me stink to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. My numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.” Genesis 34:30 Yesterday was…
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