Jacob arrives at Haran and falls in love with Rachel. The story of his becoming a family raises many questions that still trouble us. It is a harrowing story, but out of it came blessings which are still affecting the world
Perhaps the best of C.S. Lewis’s insightful books is one called A Pilgrim’s Regress. It is inspired by John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, and tells the story of a young man’s journey to find the great dream of his life. It…
What is marriage? For millennia it has been understood as the union of a man and a woman entered into for life, most often with the intention of having children and being a family. Understood in this way marriage has…
At the end of his life Isaac attempts to bestow his blessing on Esau. But he is fighting God. This sermon explores the nature of his blessing and how it still affects us today.
What is the meaning of the ancient story of Jacon and Esau's difficult birth, and their later struggle over their father's blessing? The answer still affects world history, and demands a response from whomever hears it.