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The Passover is a theme that pervades both the Old and New Testaments. God’s final plague was the Passover, when the Death Angel passed over the oldest Hebrew sons, because Moses had told the Hebrews to take a special meal … Continue reading →

The hard questions And it we are honest enough with ourselves to recognize that some of the most powerful and most important miracles ever performed by God are of the quiet, subtle kind, then we begin to understand prayer in … Continue reading →

The YouTube clip is from the musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” by Andrew Lloyd-Webber. The lyrics are by Tim Rice. The singer is Donny Osmond, who played Joseph. The scene is Joseph in prison in Egypt. He’d been … Continue reading →

Moriah (Gen 22:1-18 ESV) After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of … Continue reading →

The blood oath For thousands of years, men have sealed covenants in blood. In the Middle East, they used to say that they “cut a covenant,” meaning the covenanting parties cut their arms and sucked a bit of one another’s … Continue reading →

Father Abraham had many sons Many sons had Father Abraham I am one of them and so are you So let’s all praise the Lord. Right arm!

Denouement (RP) IPA: /deˈnuːmɑ̃/ (US) IPA: /deɪnuˈmɑnt/,      /deɪnuˈmɑ̃/ “Denouement” is a fancy word for the final conclusion, when the climax comes to final resolution. In a murder mystery, the climax is the moment the detective solves the mystery, or … Continue reading →

Introduction We’re studying “The Story” for the next several months. The Story is the overall, over-arching story that the Bible tells about God. We need to make a few things clear as we begin. First, by “story” we don’t mean … Continue reading →

At my home church, we’re about to start a series of lessons, continuing until May of next year, called “The Story.” The lessons will be based on material published by Zondervan. Many churches have used this material and had great … Continue reading →