Author: Scott

Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack, and put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, with his money for the grain. Genesis 44:1-2 When my life fell apart due to my…
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Now the famine was severe in the land. And when they had eaten the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little food.” Genesis 42:43 Like many of you, we recorded our kid’s childhoods on videotape. I’m sure that when we bought it, those MiniDV…
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Then they said to one another, “In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us and we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.” Genesis 42:21 When I was a kid, my family was camping on vacation one…
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For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. Romans 8:13 In my drug use, I made up my mind a thousand times to stop. I’d clench my fists, pray, and promise God that I’d never…
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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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