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If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it. Genesis 4:7 In East of Eden, John Steinbeck used today’s passage as the inspiration and central theme for his epic novel.…
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And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you . . . Genesis 4:7 You know that if you keep using drugs intravenously, that you’ll die. He said yes.* He grasped that. He’d had bacteria build up in his heart before, destroying his heart valves,…
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So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted?” Genesis 4:5-7 Working in addiction medicine, my patients usually require a lot of time and effort to maintain strict control over their…
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Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground, and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering, but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. Genesis 4:3-5 My current jail Bible study…
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Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD.” Genesis 4:1 I’m looking at 15-years in prison. It’s not an uncommon statement for me to hear while working in jail. I can’t imagine what it would be like to face…
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He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life. Genesis 3:24 Some people suffer from excessive pessimism, always worrying that the sky is falling. I, on the other hand,…
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And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.  Genesis 3:21 Last week, my wife and son conspired to surprise me, flying him home for the week. He’s been gone all summer, counseling at a camp in Virginia, and so, it was fantastic to have him home…
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Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, “You shall not eat of it,” cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life. Genesis 3:17 In my addiction, I prayed many…
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He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life. Genesis 3:24 In my addiction, I had a pretty good idea of how disruptive it was going to be for…
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Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” Genesis 3:13 I remember, as a kid, being offended by false advertising. I’d see an amazing burger in a commercial – piled high with toppings – but when it arrived…
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