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Getting Down in the OT: On Joseph
Our study of the First Family of the nation of Israel left off with the wives of Israel (soon to be formerly known as Jacob) bickering, bargaining and competing for One Night Only with Jakey-Jake, during what was known as the Womb Wars. Okay, they were only known as this on this blog… Anyhoo, the…
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To 2020, and beyond!
The end of another year has arrived. And it was a challenging year, to say the least. New year’s resolutions were made and abandoned. Some hopes were deferred once again. Other hopes were realized- praise God- but looked a lot different to the imagined version. But that’s how it goes in life, ain’t it? The…
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Shakespeare Sermon: Othello
Explainer: the word sermon means “a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a Scripture and delivered by a member of clergy as part of a religious service; any serious speech, discourse, or exhortation, especially on a moral issue.” We all had to read Shakespeare during the latter years…
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Leah v Rachel Round 2
We left off in Genesis 29 with Leah having birthed 4 sons. She finally gives God praise for her son (Judah), and then she stops having children for a little bit. The epiphany there, was that after trying to win her husband’s love with sons, she finally gave all praise back to the Almighty. In…
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Getting Down in the OT: Genesis 29
Leah. Yazi, ngiyam’zwela lo sisi[1]. Imagine being referred to as ‘weak-eyed’ by your family, and knowing that your younger sister is the cuter one in the family. And probably being told the same thing every time potential suitors come around y’all’s house. Imagine, too, that an eligible bachelor comes and works for your father, in…
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