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Category Archives: conflict
the courage to dream
Genesis 37:1-11 Jacob lived in the land of his father’s travels, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was tending the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with … Continue reading
remapping a relationship
Genesis 30:31-43 31 Laban said, “What should I give you?” Jacob said, “You will not give me anything. If you will do this for me, I will again pasture your flock and keep it: 32 let me pass through all … Continue reading
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trusting within the trial
Genesis 30:22-30 22 Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her prayers and opened her womb. 23 She conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.” 24 And she called his name … Continue reading
entitlement
Genesis 30:7-21 7 And Bilhah, Rachel’s servant concieved again and gave birth to a second son for Jacob. 8 Then Rachel said, “With god-like[1] wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister and have been able to win.” So she called … Continue reading
making room for peace
Genesis 26:12-22 12 And Isaac planted in that land and harvested in the same year a hundredfold. The LORD blessed him, 13 and the man became rich, and succeeded more and more until he became very wealthy. 14 He had … Continue reading
reasoning together
Acts 15:1-35 The Jerusalem council convened for the purpose of dealing with an issue that had to be settled. As the gospel spread by the believers into Gentile territory and among the Gentiles, there were bound to be questions as … Continue reading
faithless to one another
Malachi 2:10-17 Malachi serves as a kind of go-between in an ongoing conflict between the people and the LORD. He has already brought the LORD’s response to two complaints the people had, and in today’s text he reveals another. The … Continue reading
end of the line
Psalm 143 When the enemies of your soul have chased it to the end of the line, there are only two options: give in and die, or turn to God and be rescued. David was at the end of the … Continue reading
it’s not paranoia when…
Psalm 140 It is not paranoia when they are really out to get you. David prayed to God with the full assurance that evil men were setting traps for him. He trusted God, but he still prayed for those traps … Continue reading
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Tagged Psalm 140
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another Joseph
Esther 9-10 There are some clear parallels between the life of Mordecai and his ancestor Joseph. Like Joseph, Mordecai begins as a mere servant in a foreign land. Joseph received special revelation through dreams; Mordecai overheard a secret. Both men … Continue reading
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