It’s finally here – the exodus itself, the journey away from what the Israelites had always known and toward a future they couldn’t quite even imagine yet. This is one of the most important stories we have – the story of how God led the Israelites out from slavery to freedom (and conquered a mighty [...]
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THE Exodus
Posted: February 20, 2012 in Orange, YellowTags: community, exodus, faith, freedom, story
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Which God rules?
Posted: February 15, 2012 in Orange, YellowTags: faith, false gods, Moses, Pharaoh, plagues, trust
In ancient Egypt, there were a whole lot of gods. And some people think that the plagues were set up to show that the YHWH, the God of Israel, was more powerful than each of them, like this: Rivers of blood: W – YHWH, L – Hapi (god of the Nile) Frogs: W – YHWH, [...]
Good question!
Posted: January 19, 2012 in Orange, YellowTags: faith, Isaac, prayer, questions, Rebekah
Rebekah and Isaac are like most people. When it comes to how they live their lives, they choose a mix of old ways and new ones. Like Abraham and Sarah, they worship the LORD, and they care about what the LORD has in mind (which is a little remarkable considering that Isaac was nearly killed [...]
Um. What?
Posted: January 18, 2012 in Orange, YellowTags: Abraham, faith, Isaac, sacrifice, testing
Ok, don’t get me wrong, there’s already a lot of stuff in the Bible – but sometimes I wish there were just a little more. Like today. I’d really love to know what happened between verse 2 (“Take your son, your only son – yes, Isaac, whom you love so much – and go to [...]
From the time we left the garden, God let us in on the work of creation. God worked through Adam and Eve to care for the earth; he used Noah to build the ark so he could save people and animals from the flood. And God has promised to bless the whole world through Abraham. [...]
When you wish upon a star…
Posted: January 12, 2012 in Orange, YellowTags: Abraham, covenant, faith, patience, wishing
Abram really, really wanted a son. He wanted one so much that it seemed like none of the other blessings God had given him, or even could give him, would matter at all, if he didn’t have a son. He starts to sound pretty desperate about it. But even in that desperation, Abram counts on [...]
Noah has more patience than I have. And maybe more faith. We think about the flood as lasting 40 days and 40 nights. But that was just the rain part. It took five months before the boat could even land on the first high mountain peak… two and a half more months to see other [...]
