As famine worsened in Egypt, people came to Joseph seeking food. The grain Joseph stored up for Pharaoh over seven years was the only food in the land. For awhile, people paid money for grain. “Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt.” Eventually, people ran out of money (Gen….
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Patrick of Ireland—Frank Johnson
This post is by Frank Johnson, a friend and Pastor at Chestnut Street Baptist Church. I thought I would share it in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. *** Imagine: You are 16 and walking along the beach with your family. You see about 50 longboats sailing toward shore. Fierce soldiers get out of the boats…
“Don’t Tread on Me” (Part One)
“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” This old saying nails a core human issue (as old sayings often do!) Amidst more fashionable issues like global warming, social justice, and gay marriage, I fear plain ol’ forgiveness is an afterthought. Yet our old saying captures two things about forgiveness: 1) It is fundamentally important; 2)…
I Own You!
Being owned has negative connotations: Think slavery. Or how often do TV characters intimidate someone by shouting, “I OWN YOU!” People playing sports may shout this as well when they want to rile their opponents. In our minds, being owned is humiliating; it completely devalues a person. All of this flitted through my mind recently as…
Slaves of Death
“Now since the children have flesh and blood in common, Jesus also shared in these, so that through His death He might destroy the one holding the power of death–that is, the Devil–and free those who were held in slavery all their lives by the fear of death” (Hebrews 2:14-15). Certainly, the above verses…
The Voice of One 