The story of Joseph is recorded in Genesis 37-50.  As a teenager his brothers mocked his faith and sold him into slavery.  I suspect at some point Joseph may have wished they would have killed him rather than sell him as a slave, thinking in death he would have been...

If you ever wondered if God can use broken people, consider the story of Jacob in Genesis 27-32. In his youth, he manipulated his brother, deceived his father and left home without one healthy relationship in his family.  His first encounter with God was as he was...

SILENCE is ______________________. You might fill in the blank with “golden” (unless you are void of companionship, and you crave conversation.) You might fill in the blank with “deafening” (especially if you’ve extended an invitation that was ignored.) My husband has...

God often orchestrates His plan through “chance” meetings. Genesis 24 contains the heart-warming story of two relatively obscure people who played an important role in fulfilling God’s plan to bless mankind. The backdrop of the story is that Isaac had reached the...

The “COVID CLEANOUT” – the closet cleaning and office reorganization that has been the positive side effect of coronavirus – has, for me, unearthed a pastoral greeting from our long-time friend and mentor, Pastor Bobby Wilson. He titled it “The Overcomer’s Inch”, and...

Moses’ mother was a descendant of Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah.  Levi had participated in a plot against his brother Joseph (Genesis 37). On his deathbed, Jacob spoke a curse over Levi and his brother Simeon because of their acts of wrath and cruelty recorded...