Do you ever imagine what it would be like to actually see God? How do you think you would react? Would it be a good experience or a bad experience? Genesis 28 gives us some answers to these questions. This…
Do you yearn for parental approval?
Do you yearn for one or both of your parents to give you some approval? If so, is the problem with them or with you? Have you poisoned the relationship, or are your parents hard to please? Or is there…
Why do siblings fight?
Sibling rivalry is not new. Consider these ancient examples: Gen. 4:8b And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. Gen. 21:8-9 The child grew and was weaned,…
Are you on guard against deceit?
The Bible contains many warnings against deceit. Unfortunately, the very nature of deceit means there is not a simple formula to avoid deceit. Before we look at the Bible’s warnings about deceit, let’s look at a passage that illustrates how easy…
Are you a Proverbs 31 wife or a Genesis 27 wife?
Proverbs 31 is a well known passage that describes an excellent wife. Genesis 27 illustrates the exact opposite of one of the Proverbs 31 characteristics. Which one are you? Are you one or the other, or somewhere in between? Let’s start…
Does God need our help?
Do you ever start to doubt God? Do you ever start to think that things will never get better? Do you ever start to feel hopeless? Do you ever feel desperate? Genesis tells us about a time when Rebekah started…
How did people come into existence?
We know that our parents brought us into existence; we know that our grandparents brought our parents into existence; and we know that we can continue to trace our ancestors back through our great grandparents, to our great great grandparents,…