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“Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” Genesis 3:11-12 At our Sunday morning jail Bible study, a buddy and I often meet those inmates who say…
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But the LORD God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” Genesis 3:9-10 At one of my workplaces recently, I heard a rumor that someone was getting…
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And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. Genesis 3:8 More than nine years after my last relapse, I can still remember my…
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Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths. Genesis 3:7 I still work some urgent care hours, which means that I frequently meet patients who have a painful abscess. With such an infection – a collection of pus under…
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Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. Genesis 3:7 Since Covid, like most of you, I’ve had to become familiar with video conferencing. Not long ago, I sat at my desk in one such meeting over the lunch break of a busy day in clinic, when I found…
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. . . And she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. Genesis 3:6 Years ago, while struggling with chemicals, I went on a weekend getaway with the guys. My understanding of weekend getaways back then was that, since our wives weren’t around, it was a time for drinking.…
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So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.…
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But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:4 I grew up in a Christian environment in which I developed an ample conscience. So, with any…
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Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 When in college and medical school, I consumed tobacco and alcohol without yet showing the severity of addictive traits that I later developed with opioids. Still, I grew up in a…
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And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”  Genesis 2:16-17 I remember once, while addicted, I read…
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