Author: everfaith

I am a homeschooling mom who enjoys reading, writing, gabbing, photography, desktop publishing, and letting someone else do the cooking. I love my Superman husband, precious daughter, 2 dogs, my neighbor (that means you!) and Jesus.
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Genesis 25-26:The thorns and the blossoms

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I can’t imagine what it would be like to have my name printed among those that are written in the Bible.  If I had been living way back then, I know for sure I wouldn’t want to be named Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, or Basemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite. The Bible has a very short section about these two women.  Isaac’s son Esau was forty years old when he married both of the aforementioned women.  Until Jesus comes again, those two women will always be known as the two women who “…turned out to be thorns in … Continue reading Genesis 25-26:The thorns and the blossoms

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Genesis 22-24:Prayers, Specifically

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There is so much meat in today’s reading.  I wish I had more time to write, but this is one of those days where my words must be few. God Answers Prayer. Chapter 24 of Genesis tells the beautiful story of how Abraham provided a wife for his beloved son, Isaac.  (Earlier in the reading Abraham obeyed God and took Isaac — the one from whom all Abraham’s descendants were supposed to flow — out to sacrifice him on a mountain!  Could YOU be that obedient with your child?  I think Abraham obeyed because in the back of his mind … Continue reading Genesis 22-24:Prayers, Specifically

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Genesis 19-21:Eyes Wide Open

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I don’t know why it is that I often seek rational explanations for supernatural events that are outlined in the Bible, but I do.  The description of God’s destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah sounds a lot like a volcano eruption…with fire and brimstone. I have always wondered about Lot’s wife.  I thought surely something had been lost in translation somewhere.  Who ever heard of a human being turned into a pillar of salt?  Yet that is the account given in the Bible; Lot’s wife turned and looked back at the cities as they were being destroyed, so she turned into … Continue reading Genesis 19-21:Eyes Wide Open

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Genesis 16-18:Out of my hands and into God’s

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Today in church I was really convicted about this blog I am writing.  Our current sermon series is about learning how to incorporate spiritual disciplines in our lives.  Today’s topic was about getting into the Word of God…not for information, but for transformation. Do I read these scriptures just so I can check them off a list?  Do I approach them the way I do the newspaper, skipping over or skimming items that don’t interest me, or do I approach them as I would a letter from a friend?  Do I tweak what I read to make it fit the … Continue reading Genesis 16-18:Out of my hands and into God’s

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Genesis 12-15: The Proof

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So much happened in these chapters that it is difficult to pick which ones to write about! First, I notice that Abram, although chosen by God, is not perfect.  When a famine hit and the family migrated to Egypt, Abram told Sarai to pose as his sister, not as his wife.  She was so beautiful that Abram was afraid Pharaoh’s men would kill HIM so that Pharaoh could have her as a wife. I simply cannot put myself in Abram’s shoes.  I just can’t imagine a husband willingly encouraging his wife to shack up with another man, no matter what … Continue reading Genesis 12-15: The Proof