Faith. Politics. Tech. Sailing.
by Simon
Please give me your blessing Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.” Genesis 27:19 Sometimes I wonder if I’m a ‘needy’ person. I do like it when I’m …
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Jacob’s Ladder He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. Genesis 28:12 My friend Jeff studied at Bath University. Whilst he was based in Bath, I took the opportunity to visit him, …
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The Tower of Babel Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” Genesis 11:4 If you’ve been to London in the last few years, …
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Fill the earth and subdue it God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Genesis 1:28 When I was teaching at …
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Praise be the the Lord Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD, saying, “Praise be to the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness to my master.” Genesis 24:26-27a When I was younger, my parents used to drill into me the importance of writing thank …
Please grant me success today And he said, “O Lord, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham.” Genesis 24:12 I was touched by the words of John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, when he appeared on Chris Evans’ Breakfast Show on Radio 2 recently. …
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The ultimate sacrifice 9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. …
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The Fall When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Genesis 3:6 Yesterday, Google unveiled its own …
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God created the heavens and the earth In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 I once considered building my own universe, but in the end thought better of it. The instruction manual I was given warned that previous scientific knowledge was required, and that the materials involved were very dangerous, …
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A Plentiful Harvest Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the LORD blessed him. The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy. Genesis 26:12-13 Last week I visited Kew Gardens – an amazing place dedicated to plants from all over the …
