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In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. This is the story of Abraham that most of us are probably most familiar with. It’s the story that’s most associated with Abraham’s “faith,” though as I hope … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Many of us are probably at least somewhat familiar with this story. It’s one of those stories that stand out because it’s so dramatic.  There’s an awful lot … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Many of us are probably at least somewhat familiar with this story. It’s one of those stories that stand out because it’s so dramatic.  There’s an awful lot … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Our passage today picks up the narrative after the birth of Ishmael – Abram’s illegitimate son through whom Abram tried to ensure or enact God’s promises by human … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. The passage today begins with an already established fact: 1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. This may not seem particularly interesting, though it’s sad, … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Our passage today begins with (in the NIV) “After this…”  This refers to one of those passages that we’ve skipped.  Briefly, Abram’s nephew Lot was living in Sodom, … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. So far we have looked at the first two Abram/Abraham stories, but they really set up for us what we are going to see in the rest of … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Last time, we began the story of Abraham (here, still Abram). We began by reading about Abram’s call by God to go and his obedience in going.  And … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. By way of quick review, remember that we talked about how we can understand the story of the Bible being divided into several parts. Beginnings – Creation and … Read More

In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. The story of Noah’s and the flood takes several chapters in the book of Genesis and we’re not going to read all of it. I’m hoping that most … Read More