Genesis 45:4-8 (ESV) 4 So Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” And they came near. And he said, “I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. 5 And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to … Read more
Exodus 3:1-12 (ESV) 3 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of … Read more
Genesis 17:1-8, 15-16 (ESV) When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, 2 that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.” 3 Then Abram fell on his face. And God said … Read more
We’ve had Black Friday, when people push and shove and knock each other down trying to get a bargain. We’ve had Cyber Monday, when people sit home at their computers and overload servers and slow down the Internet trying to find a bargain. Both days focus on getting people to spend as much money as … Read more
Genesis 6:13-22 13 And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with … Read more
Today is the First Sunday in Advent, the beginning of the season of preparation for the coming of Jesus at Christmas. Each Advent I follow a different Bible reading plan, and each year I post on my blog the Scriptures and prayers from my Advent readings from the previous year. I hope you will join … Read more