Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
consequences of avenging a rape
Genesis 34:13-31 13 But sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor treacherously, because he had defiled Dinah, their sister. 14 They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a person who is … Continue reading
the punch line
Matthew 13:10-14 10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you teach them using stories?” 11 And he answered them, “You have been permitted to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them permission … Continue reading
life after a rape
Genesis 34:1-12 Now Dinah (the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob), went out to see the women of the land. 2 But when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, a leader of the land, saw her, … Continue reading
interested or committed?
Matthew 13:1-9 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the lake. 2 But so many crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the … Continue reading
owning the relationship
Genesis 33:1-20 And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and see, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two female servants. 2 And he put the … Continue reading
our clout with God
Matthew 12:43-50 43 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest but does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the house from which I left.’ When it … Continue reading
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surviving the struggle
Genesis 32:21-32 21 So the gift passed on ahead of him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp. 22 The same night he got up and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, … Continue reading
just one more sign
Matthew 12:38-42 38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.” 39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation is asking for a sign, but no sign … Continue reading
wise caution
Genesis 32:6-20 6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and there are also four hundred men with him.” 7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and upset. … Continue reading
every careless word
Matthew 12:33-37 33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten, because from the fruit you will know the tree. 34 You brood of vipers! How can you say the … Continue reading
