Sometimes it is scary to get our hopes up. Joseph was sold as a slave by his brothers to Egypt, and experienced ups and downs during this time. Once, he was thrown into prison for something he didn’t do (Genesis 39) and met two officials who were also thrown into the same prison. They both […]
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Mean does not even cover what Joseph’s brothers did to him. Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. Genesis 37:28 (KJV) Joseph was one of the twelve sons
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Due to family gathering restrictions during covid, my mother cooked ‘takeout’ beehoon (rice vermicelli) with yummy fried chicken wings and pork chunks for our family every Friday. I would always bring her a small gift when I collect her food – anything from tau huay (beancurd dessert) to tinted lip balm. Once I noticed how
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How long can we stay at a hostile place? For Jacob, he endured 20 years. Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times. Genesis 31:41 (KJV) Jacob lived 147 years (Genesis
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I get commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Find Your Why is finding our purpose to focus our energy and live in alignment with what we believe matters. When I read about Abraham’s servant in Genesis 24, he seemed to live by Find Your Who when he carried out the task given
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