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†. Gen 28:16-17a . . Jacob awoke from his sleep and said: Surely the Lord is present in this place, and I did not know it! Shaken, he said: How awesome is this place! Actually Jacob was very frightened. I believe that place gave him the creeps. It isn't unusual for an encounter with God to...

I heard a little bird tell me, per say, That someone was coping it the other day, Yet another heartbreak in a cold world, But I wanted to let you know, hold on girl. Everything’s going to be fine, just hold tight. Sometimes the darkness clouds us, till we can’t see That there are still … Keep...

†. Gen 28:12b . . a ladder was set on the ground and its top reached to the sky, and angels of God were going up and down on it. The word for "ladder" is from cullam (sool-lawm') which is actually a staircase. This is the one and only place in the entire Old Testament where that specific word...

“The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives.” –Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project Apparently the nuclear bomb would never explode . . . tell that to the   +100,000 people in Japan who died from just TWO. A list of impossibilities: Apparently, we’ll never, no matter...

†. Gen 28:8 . . Esau realized that the Canaanite women displeased his father Isaac. Now that Esau no longer enjoyed the status of a pampered athlete, he's a little more attuned to the opinions of others around him; most especially to the dad who at one time gave the impression his eldest was...

†. Gen 28:1a . . So Isaac sent for Jacob and blessed him. He instructed him: This is the first time, at least on record, that Isaac has shown any real interest in Jacob's spiritual condition. You just have to wonder if Jacob received any religious instruction at all from his dad. I would not be...

†. Gen 27:46 . . And Rebecca said to Isaac: I am weary of living because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, I might as well die. I think Rebecca was becoming very lonely for the company of daughters-in...

photo by http://www.sxc.hu/profile/mikelawrey We meet on an autumn day, under the trees Fast forward one year and a half, and now we’re here – done, broken, finished. But this is how I would play it today – if I had one chance at a replay . . . . I would have kissed you on that … Keep reading →...

You know, there are these dreary days, When a melancholic mood holds me in its sway, Probably something we get as we age, hey? - In this twilight hours, we forget tomorrow, And look back at the days, weeks, and years of long ago. Look back,  and utter a flat, “Oh.” - Oh, all those … Keep reading...

†. Gen 27:39-40 . . And his father Isaac answered, saying to him: See, your abode shall be [away from] the fat of the earth and [from] the dew of heaven above. Yet by your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but when you grow restive, you shall break his yoke from your neck...

Never quit, never say die, Never from adversity shy. We swallow fear, and let courage out, Pulling down the walls, facing the doubt. Enough hiding, if we die, may we die so, That from our example, will a fire grow! And though we get battered down, You’ll never keep us on the ground We’ve closed...

†. Gen 27:30-33a . . No sooner had Jacob left the presence of his father Isaac-- after Isaac had finished blessing Jacob --than his brother Esau came back from his hunt. He too prepared a dish and brought it to his father. And he said to his father: Let my father sit up and eat of his son's...

†. Gen 27:28 . . May God give you of the dew of heaven and the fat of the earth, abundance of new grain and wine. The benediction, first of all, regards things in nature necessary for prosperity in an agrarian economy-- rain, fertile soil, and abundant yields. Rain is an especially precious...

†. Gen 27:14-15 . . He got them and brought them to his mother, and his mother prepared a dish such as his father liked. Rebecca then took the best clothes of her older son Esau, which were there in the house, and had her younger son Jacob put them on; The word for "house" is from bayith...

†. Gen 27:5a . . Rebecca had been listening as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. Note : I don't know if it means anything or not; but why didn't the author refer to Esau as "their" son? There is no way Isaac and Esau caught this woman by surprise. Uh-uh. I believe Rebecca had a contingency plan all...

†. Gen 27:1a . .When Isaac was old Just precisely how old Isaac was at this time, is difficult to tell. But I think we can come close enough for government work. Jacob spent 20 years with Laban. (Gen 31:41a) Joseph was born during that time. (Gen 30:22-24) At just about the time Joseph was...

Have you ever got into a situation where a group of people or an individual misuses your charity or abuses your trust with hurtful acts of the physical and mental type? If we were to ask anyone this question I am pretty sure they would have a list of injustice and hurt caused by another. This...

†. Gen 26:31-32 . . Early in the morning, they exchanged oaths. Isaac then bade them farewell, and they departed from him in peace. That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well they had dug, and said to him: We have found water! Ah, yes. It is always so pleasant to cap a...

†. Gen 26:26 . . And Abimelech came to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his councilor and Phicol chief of his troops. Well, well, well; look what the cat dragged in. There were a whole lot more than just those three men; you can bet on that. Phicol is the Army chief of staff. There is no way he...

Saw you again tonight. Come to think of it, ain’t seen you for quite some time. I don’t really know what others think, Whether you’re beautiful or not – whether you need a shrink. Don’t know, don’t care, Cause I’m here and you’re there. You know, it really bothers me, that I don’t know, What …...