JOSEPH: THE GOD WHO IS SOVEREIGN (Genesis 37-50closeGenesis 37-50 Joseph’s Dreams 37:1 Jacob lived in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his
Have you ever had your dreams die? As a child I remember going to MacRitchie reservoir with my family. While I was playing over the bridge, my watch fell off my wrist into the water. As it sank, I remember tears welling up in my eyes. The death of a dream. Of course, we laugh
A pastor by the name of Mr. Ironside was dining in a crowded restaurant. As Ironside was about to begin his meal, a man approached him and asked if he could share his table. Ironside invited him to have a seat. Then, as was his custom, Ironside bowed his head in prayer to thank God
Luke 7:1-10closeLuke 7:1-10 Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant 7:1 After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. 2 Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. 3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him
As I was spending time with God in the last few moments of 2011, I was asking my focus should be in 2012. I thought about what people would be posting on their Facebook accounts in a few moments time; new year resolutions would no doubt be quite prominent. The verse from Revelation 21:5closeRevelation 21:5
Exactly a week ago, I woke up to the news on my MacBook Air, “Steve Jobs is dead.” Steve Jobs, I’m sure most of you will know, is the co-founder of Apple Computer. Within hours, the news was filled with tributes to the man, facebook updates, tweets were being sent out from around the world
When we think of Christmas, we think of gifts, of sharing, of love. As Christians, we keep the tradition of remembering the birth of Christ. “Silent night, holy night…” we sing. But do you know what? That very first Christmas was anything but silent, anything but peaceful. That first century Israel that Jesus was born
