Genesis 37:5 Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. As if they needed a reason to hate him more. Normally a person wears a coat on his back, covering his shoulders, arms, and part of his torso. In Joseph’s case as we continue our […]
In “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Charlie Brown goes to the mailbox and it’s empty. “Rats,” he says, “Nobody sent me a Christmas card today. I almost wish there weren’t a holiday season. I know nobody likes me. Why do we have to have a holiday season to emphasize it?” There’s nothing like evidence of affection […]
In the Bible there are only a few people whose lives we know about in some degree of detail from their origin/birth to their death: Adam, Abel, Noah, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Samuel, Samson, Solomon, John the Baptist, and Jesus Christ. That’s my list so far. There may be others and certainly, if you have […]
We all try to protect what we love or what is valuable to us. It explains the rise of “spider wraps” and other anti-theft protections on expensive products, home security camera systems, and smart homes that alert us when there’s been a breach. It also explains everything from child-safety car seats to tamper-evident technology for […]
We’re a couple of weeks into the New Year, yet it seems Christmas 2018 is far behind us. The birth of Christ gets shelved along with the Nativity scene for many of us. But today, we have reason to think of another special birth in our new study, “Joseph: A Life With Many Colors”. First, […]
There are very few Bible characters about whom we know as much as we do Joseph, son of Jacob (also known as Israel). And there’s a good reason we know so much. But don’t let me get ahead of myself and spoil the telling of this amazing story. In our new series, “Joseph—A Life With […]
