by Steve Thomason | Oct 2, 2015 | Devos
Today’s story: Genesis 50:15-26 We’ve been reading the story of Jacob’s sons this week and how a group of brothers sold one of their own into slavery and told their father he was dead because they were envious of him. It is one of the most terribly...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 25, 2015 | Devos
Today’s Story: Genesis 32:3-21. Have you ever had one of those moments when you are in a store, you are ready to go through the check out line, and you run into THAT person? It is the person to whom you did something or about whom you said something that hurt...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 24, 2015 | Devos
Today’s story: Genesis 28:10-22 The lying, cheating Jacob is running for his life. He just stole his brother’s blessing and is trying to save his own skin. If you were God, what would you do to and with Jacob at this point? God does something amazing....
by Steve Thomason | Sep 23, 2015 | Devos
Today’s Story: Genesis 27:1-45. The name Jacob means heel or deceiver. Jacob was born grabbing the heel of his twin brother Esau and the boys wrestled for power throughout their lives. Esau was the big, strong “man’s man” who loved hunting and...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 22, 2015 | Devos
Today’s text: Genesis 25:19-34. Have you ever heard the expression, “That person was born ______?” You can fill in the blank with whatever adjective or verb that characterizes a person’s lifestyle. Some people are born talking, or selling, or...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 21, 2015 | Devos
Text: Genesis 22:1-19. Our College-Age Group used Brian McLaren’s book We Make the Road by Walking over this past summer. The book is intended to be a type of Narrative Lectionary and provides a weekly commentary that walks through the entire Bible, following...
