Genesis 15:1-6 We have a term, “Hedge your bets.” This term means that we must have a contingency if our plans do not work out the way we would like. God does not hedge his bets. Instead of couching his promises in “if’s” and “probably’s,” God makes his promises in the most outlandish of promises. …
Tag: Genesis
Sep 06
The Snake and the Apple
Genesis 2:4-7, 15-17; 3:1-8 This Sunday we begin our preaching year. I enjoy the Narrative Lectionarybecause it pays attention to the development of God’s story in a chronologicalorder. With the theme “Promises, Promises” as we develop the Old Testamenttexts, we can see the attribute of God as the Promise-making and Promise-keeping God. And because we …
Sep 28
What’s in a Name?
Exodus 3:1-15 As Moses interacts with the Burning Bush, he asks, “What is your name?’ The voice of God answers, “I am who I am”. Many have translated this various ways such as “ I am what I am or I will be what I will be (NRSV footnote.) This is the God that does not allow description. A name defines something, such as Adam naming …
Sep 21
Jacob’s Crisis of Faith
Genesis 32 Genesis 32 is one of those chapters that I would enjoy having a four-week long discussion group take up. This is a very revealing passage on how each of us can struggle in our spiritual life. The story of Jacob includes miracles and visions. He saw the stairway between heaven and earth, he …
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