How Obedient was Abraham?
‘Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go’. Am I alone in thinking that the order of…
Category: Genesis (page 2)
The Imperative of Displacement
‘So Abraham left as the Lord had told him.’ Gen 12:4 When Abraham left his land, either to complete his…
Unfinished Journeys
Who really got the call to go to Canaan? The story begins in Genesis 11:27 with the account of Terah.…
The Shadow Stories of Abraham
I’ve been re-reading the story of Abraham in recent days and been struck by the amount of the story that…
New Creation Growing in the Inner City
It was with delighted surprise that I stepped out of the office at lunchtime today, into the crisp autumn sunshine,…
The Gate of Eden?
I found this an wonderfully fascinating article (via Bro Maynard). It’s the story of the Gobekli Tepe – don’t let…
It's All Doom and Gloom and Then You Die – CERN and the end of the world
News emerged that up to 10,000 people will lose their jobs in the coming months. In the UK car sales…
Beginnings in Genesis – A New Beginning
set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan Gen 11:31 To really deal with disobedience, God knows…
Beginnings in Genesis – Concluded
in the beginning gen 1:1 This story of the early chapters of Genesis has been a difficult one. One in…
Beginnings in Genesis – Confusing Tongues
there the Lord confused the language of the whole world gen 11:9 Just a few more things to say before…