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Genesis 47:7-12 – Part 2 – “LIFE WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE EASY”??
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Genesis 47:7-12 – Part 2 – “LIFE WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE EASY”??
During a press conference back in 1976, former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser made the comment, “Life was never meant to be easy”. For Christians, it’s not so much that life was never meant to be easy, yet…
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(via The Parable of the Very Hungry Caterpillar)
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The Parable of the Very Hungry Caterpillar
Resurrection Sunday
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(via Genesis 47 – Part 1 – "FOR A WHILE" )
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Genesis 47 – Part 1 – "FOR A WHILE"
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Genesis 47 – Part 1 – “FOR A WHILE”
Some years ago I received an unexpected phonecall asking me to consider being the Pastor of Whitsunday Baptist Church, at Airlie Beach, north QLD, Australia. My wife and I flew up to Airlie and found (apart from the idyllic scenery) a great little church with…
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(via Genesis 46:28- Part 3 - A FERRARI CHARIOT AND DESPISED SHEPHERDS)
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Genesis 46:28- Part 3 - A FERRARI CHARIOT AND DESPISED SHEPHERDS
Recently, we had a family reunion in the Park to celebrate the birthday of the youngest family member. The Park was enormous and divided into themes from different countries. Genesis 46 describes another family reunion
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Genesis 46:28- Part 3 – A FERRARI CHARIOT AND DESPISED SHEPHERDS
Recently, we had a family reunion in the Park to celebrate the birthday of the youngest family member. The Park was enormous and divided into themes from different countries. We were in the Chinese garden with a beautiful bridge…
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(via Genesis 46:8-27 – Part 2 - LEAVING A LIFE-CHANGING LEGACY)
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Genesis 46:8-27 – Part 2 - LEAVING A LIFE-CHANGING LEGACY
In the prologue of her book, Julie writes “It seems a strange thing, almost a disrespectful thing, to reduce the lifetime of one person to a page, a line or just a photo in a book. If only we could go back in time and spend an hour, a day, with each of ou
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Genesis 46:8-27 – Part 2 – LEAVING A LIFE-CHANGING LEGACY
Back in Genesis 25, I wrote these words …
“The artwork and design of my wife’s book on her family tree is magnificent. The storyline is clear and so interesting. Hours and hours of work, a labour of love. I am so proud of her. A legacy for…
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Genesis 46:1-3 - Part 1 - JACOB AND A BRIDGE TO THE UNKNOWN
Jacob is now an old man. He knows that the land of Canaan was promised to his descendants and yet he is about to move to Egypt. He has lived in this promised land for a long time now and no doubt leaving it has given him reason to pause and reflect.
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Genesis 46:1-3 – Part 1 – JACOB AND A BRIDGE TO THE UNKNOWN
Genesis 46:1 says, “So Jacob set out for Egypt with all his possessions. And when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.”
Recently, my wife and I made the decision to retire. We believe it to be the…
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Genesis 45 - Part 4 - ALL DRESSED UP AND SOMEWHERE TO GO
K. A. Mathews writes, “By Joseph’s recollection of his life’s course in the context of his father’s God, who made promises of presence and provision, he observed the higher purpose of saving others.”
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Genesis 45 – Part 4 – ALL DRESSED UP AND SOMEWHERE TO GO
Joseph has revealed to his brothers who he was and has pointed to the hand of God in his life. K. A. Mathews writes, “By Joseph’s recollection of his life’s course in the context of his father’s God, who made promises of presence and provision, he observed…
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The Window of Christmas
This is a story I wrote some time ago about Christmas
This is a story about Christmas I wrote some time ago.
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GENESIS 45 - Part 3 - TREAT OR TRICK?
Joseph's reconciliation with his brothers.
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GENESIS 45 – Part 3 – TREAT OR TRICK?
K. A. Matthews gives an overview of Joseph and his remarkable life. I love how beautifully he writes.
He says… “What the dreams did not make known was that grace, love, and forgiveness—not submission enforced by power—achieved the benevolent outcome of the ruler over his…
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