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A sobered and mature Jacob journeys back to Bethel, the place where God appeared to him. Along the way, he gains son but loses a wife and his father. So basically, Genesis 35 was another downer chapter. Not so fast! What about this little gem! “While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay … Continue reading
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This is a post for the Rally to Restore Unity. Check out the other bloggers and give to their great charity! About a month ago I started blogging through the whole Bible. Currently, I am about 3/5 of the way through Genesis. That means I have a long way to go and a heckuva lot … Continue reading
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What exactly are we supposed to do with stories? Sometimes all they do is tell us about something that happened. (And since I can’t figure out how to work it into my intro, here is the link to Genesis 28.) This is how I feel reading through Genesis. I originally thought I could find golden … Continue reading
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According to dictionary.com, a definition of irony is: an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected. This will be important later. I promise. I am going to go ahead and call it: Genesis is about blessing. It is about how God is going to bless one man’s family and about how … Continue reading
Just a reminder, you still have time to submit your Abraham Haiku and you may win an Abraham-themed prize! I am using the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible for my study. I like it because it finds a happy medium between word-for-word translation and idea translation. But so far, my favorite thing about … Continue reading
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Today is an important milestone for “The Whole Dang Thing.” What is that milestone? Good question! I am glad you asked. I am officially halfway through Genesis! And to commemorate the journey thus far I would like to share a haiku for our beloved Abraham who passed away at the ripe old age of 175. … Continue reading
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Let me just say that Genesis 24 was like a breath of fresh air. Things were starting to get heavy. In the last five chapters we have had Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot’s daughters, Ishmael drama, the sacrifice of Isaac, and Sarah’s death. Genesis was starting to be a real downer! And then we hit chapter … Continue reading
Genesis 22: God calls an old man who has longed his whole life for a son to sacrifice that son, whom he loves, as a burnt offering. And the man agrees. No questions. No objections. He just rises early in the morning, like he did with Ishmael, and heads to the place God will show … Continue reading
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Sometimes I read one of these chapters and I know exactly what I am going to write about it. I am finding that this happens when the chapters themselves are focused on one topic. Other times I finish reading and wonder how in the world I will be able to make any kind of coherent … Continue reading
The Whole Dang Thing 