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“Sarah your wife shall have a son.” . . . The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?” Genesis 18:10-12 As I introduced myself to a patient in jail yesterday, telling a little…
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When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth and said, “O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant.” Genesis 18:3 My wife and I once saw a famous (probably the most famous) basketball player across the…
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He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. Genesis 18:2 Who do I meet in jail? Honestly, I regularly meet those who’re not all that different from me. Most of them have struggled with chemicals, which is exactly what I expected and it’s why I took…
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That very day Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised. Genesis 17:26 I woke up this morning sore everywhere. Why? Well, for weeks, I’ve been intending to do a specific workout – one of those workouts that I know is good for me but is also miserable. Every weekend for the last two months, I’ve…
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And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!” Genesis 17:18 When my kids were little, my wife and I would lie by them at bedtime, praying with them. Back then, they were completely dependent on us, and we directed the course of their lives. They didn’t decide where to go to…
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“I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her . . .” Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” Genesis 17:16-17…
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Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant. Genesis 17:14 Lately, I’ve been using my drive time to listen to an addiction medicine course. In a recent lecture, the speaker explained that we all have this primitive part…
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You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you. Genesis 17:11 Over the years, we’ve witnessed a recurrent story from the guys in our jail Bible study. When an inmate is released but then relapses and returns to jail, we always…
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No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you. Genesis 17:5-6 For years, I’ve met weekly with a group…
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She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen[a] the One who sees me.” Genesis 16:13 (NIV) I’m always hesitant to write of my own life trials because I know something of your trials. Many of you have been through – or…
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