January 2021
December 23
Day 284: Promises Fulfilled Genesis 43-45 tells us the story of Joseph revealing his identity to his brothers; the same brothers who had sold him into slavery in Egypt in the first place. It's a sweet story. But not without some intrigue. Joseph pulls some sleight of hand moves on his brothers, involving money and […]
December 22
Day 283: What Comes Later Joseph's experience (Genesis 41), in some ways mirrors our own. Where former experiences inform what comes later. Joseph was sold into Egyptian slavery, by his brothers who resented him. At the slave market he was purchased by a court official named Potiphar. As we recall, it all went really well […]
December 21
Day 282: Profound and Inspirational There is an observable shift happening this week, today even. It seems most everyone active on social media is transitioning away from trying to be profound, the last and final word on something. And are now trying to be profoundly inspirational. Instead of drop the mic statements about government, social […]
December 20
Day 281: May It Be So! It's curious how in the Bible, when it mentions a death, there may not be much detail given. It may not necessarily include the human side, the emotional side of relational loss. It's left to the reader to fill in the blanks. Genesis 35 almost casually mentions that Jacob's […]