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THE SOFA SERIES: GENESIS, CHAPTERS 15-17 WEEK 2 COMMENTARY

Welcome to The Sofa Series. Our ultimate goal in the series is to not just understand more of the Bible, but through the series, get to know who God really is. Here on the sofa, you'll pull up your comfiest chair, tuck your feet under your Snuggie, and dig into God's Word. Here, we're informal yet unafraid to dig into the hard-to-understand things in God's Word. Here, all are welcome, regardless of how much you already know (or don't!) about the Bible. Are you ready? The Reading Plan: Week ... VIEW POST

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On School Schedules and Missed Conferences

It comes at random. The second-guessing. The self-shaming. Today we were driving to pick up dog food, and I look over at the passenger seat at the school schedules for the coming year. Let me give you some background. Somehow, N ended up with band on his schedule. When we picked the schedules up at the school the other night, I was pretty shocked to see he had band on his schedule when I had no intention of buying (or even renting) an instrument this year. Yes, we did band last year but the ... VIEW POST

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When It Seems Like God Doesn’t Care

My Bible reading this morning hit too close to home. In Judges 6, we learn about how the Israelites abandoned God in favor of other gods. They were under oppression from the Midianites, who were so cruel that the Israelites were hiding in caves and rocks. Whenever they would plant crops, the Midianites would come destroy the crops and take all the livestock. Gideon was chosen by the Lord to rescue them, and the angel of the Lord visited him. Verse 12 tells us "The angel of the Lord appeared to ... VIEW POST