Summary: In a lot of movies, as the climax approaches, the audience feels this sense of stress and suspense as they wonder how the main protagonists will ever accomplish their goal. How will they escape the bad guy or mend the relationship or win the competition? It seems impossible for just a few minutes, but … Continue reading How To Outmaneuver God (Genesis 27)
Summary: Children are fascinating to me. Especially around the ages of ten, eleven, and twelve, kids are really coming into their own. They're still fairly innocent, not yet super moody, but they're exploring their own interests and hobbies. Looking at them, I wonder how their lives will turn out for them as they grow up. … Continue reading Oh, The Places You’ll Go (Genesis 25)
Summary: Did you know that for every member of a given Christian church there is a dramatically different opinion on Christian dating? All you have to do to see that this is true is check out the comments section on a Relevant Magazine article about dating or maybe even post something to Facebook about the … Continue reading An Indecent Proposal (Genesis 24)
Summary: If someone makes me a promise, any promise, no matter how big or small, I always take it with a grain of salt. I think I can be a bit cynical at times - but I just don't trust that people will do what they say! If someone says that we should hang out … Continue reading The Case Of The Stolen Inheritance (Genesis 21)
Summary: One of my favorite things to do is catch up with a friend who I haven't talked to in a while. "How's life? How have things been going?" I'll ask, waiting with excitement to hear the latest developments. I love to hear about people's lives and what's happened to them lately. So it's with … Continue reading Things Fall Apart (Genesis 19)
Summary: Is there anything more exciting than a new start? When the new year begins we all make resolutions. When a new semester begins at school, we buy new planners and carefully put our schedules together. It's so fun to imagine the new and improved versions of ourselves, but a lot of times our improvements … Continue reading The Faith To Question (Genesis 18)
Summary: When someone commits a murder or gets arrested or otherwise acts out in a shocking and unexpected way, suddenly we all turn into psychoanalysts. We always knew that so-and-so was crazy or we could always see that something was off about them. It becomes so important to us to pinpoint how different we are … Continue reading When Disaster Strikes (Genesis 16)
Summary: We're always looking forward to a better version of life. We look forward to not being single, being skinnier, landing a better job, moving someplace nicer, visiting someplace awesome. Yet we rarely think about the issues and struggles that come with those life upgrades. They'd be different problems, yeah, but they'd still be problems. … Continue reading A Tale Of Two Blessings (Genesis 13)
Summary: I have a small obsession with getting back at people. It's weird; it doesn't even have to be me who does it. If someone does something wrong - hurts my feelings, cuts me off on the road, undermines me at work - then I begin imagining all the many and wonderful ways that person … Continue reading Lyin’ Abe And The Unfair God (Genesis 12)
Summary: Have you ever heard of the 1%? They are supposed to be the richest in our society, the ones who allegedly control most of the wealth and all of the power. Some believe that these influential few control our politics, our resources, and even our weather. They meet in secret and plan the fates … Continue reading A Really Bad Idea (Genesis 11)
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