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El-roi
Hagar, a servant who is asked to sleep with another woman's husband, bore his child, is forced from her home as a refugee, and is now alone in the wilderness, is seen by God. God is "the God who sees"…
Created over 3 years ago
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Bread and Wine
The story of Melchizedek reminds us that humans were not made to live under a law. Abraham gives Melchizedek 1/10 of all he had recovered, bestowing on Melchizedek what was reserved for Priests in the…
Created over 3 years ago
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Altars
Several times in this chapter, Abram has interactions with God. Generally, it is God blessing Abram, telling him that he will be the father of a great nation. Each time Abram has an encounter with God,…
Created over 3 years ago
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Proud
"The proud may not stand in your presence." Bam. That hits like a ton of bricks.
Created over 3 years ago
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Watching Over Me
We all shape our expressions of God through a frame of personal experience. We find it easy to praise God when things are going well, and harder when they are not. We find it easy to accuse someone of…
Created over 3 years ago
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Wisdom
"She wanted the wisdom it would give her." Too often in my life, I look to other people to provide me leadership, guidance, affirmation, worth, etc. Eve didn't eat the fruit of the tree because she wanted…
Created over 3 years ago
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Innocent
Imagine you wake up one morning and cannot remember anything you've ever done wrong. You have no feelings of regret, shame, or guilt. Instead you only feel joy, peace, contentment. I wonder what it was…
Created over 3 years ago
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Real life.
It interests me that Jesus states that eternal life is knowing God. For most of my Christian life, I have viewed heaven/eternal life as the reward for believing in Jesus. If I believed the right things,…
Created over 4 years ago
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Know people. Know God.
I was invited to speak at an Anglican (Episcopal) church a few years back. It was interesting because it was in my hometown, and I knew so many people at the church. Some, I knew some dark secrets about.…
Created over 4 years ago
Pat Dryburgh
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