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THE OTHER OLDER BROTHER—

The twin boys struggled to be first from the womb of Rebekah.  Esau was heading for the birth finish line when Jacob grabbed his heel.  But the grab didn’t pull Esau back from being born first.  We’ve spent the last … Continue reading

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RESTORING WHAT WAS LOST

There is no human on earth that has not experienced a broken relationship with another human.  Maybe it was a close friend who was like a brother or sister, but one of you moved away and you didn’t keep in … Continue reading

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WRESTLING RIGHTEOUS RELATIONSHIPS

To come back home means facing Esau, the twin brother Jacob deceived and ran away from twenty years ago to escape the wrath of anger and retaliation from Esau.  Fear seeps in and overcomes Jacob.  Jacob’s emotions of dread in … Continue reading

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DECEPTION DESTROYS RELATIONSHIPS

Relationships that include deception, betrayal, hate, envy, jealousy, and arrogance do not fare well and can lead to avenging thoughts of getting even.  In fact, all unhealthy relationships consistently “keep score” of wrong doings and the stuff accumulated by deceptive … Continue reading

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HOW HUNGRY ARE YOU?

“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!”  “I’m so hungry I could the walls!” Our kids would come in from school famished and say ridiculous statements like this to indicate the seriousness of their hunger.  But when we would … Continue reading

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