… the story of Jacob’s agreement to work for Laban for seven years in anticipation of marrying Laban’s beautiful daughter, Rachel. The deal goes south when Laban tricks Jacob, by substituting his first-born daughter Leah for Rachel on the wedding night. To resolve the predicament, Jacob agrees to work for Laban for a further seven years to get Rachel as well! But, a story where hopeful expectation turns bad! … [To read more, click on title]
Category Archives: Reflections
Any Weeds in Your Life?
Many of you are gardeners.
You know how the weeds seem to grow much faster than the plants. They try to choke out the ones you want. You can pull the weeds up today, but in a few days’ time more appear.
Our lives are a bit like that. We all have ‘weeds’ … [To read more, click on title]
Good Seed, Good Soil
I’m a person who likes plans. As my life has progressed I have come to realise that I function best with a plan, having learned a thing or two about my foibles in the last couple of decades.
But our plans sometimes (often) don’t lead us to the desired outcomes … [To read more, click on title]
Welcoming Challenges
Have you ever felt unwelcome? How did it feel? Have you ever been staying at someone’s place and felt unwelcome? It’s awkward, eh. What did you do? What can you do?
And, be honest. Have you ever had someone staying with you, and you wish they weren’t?! What did you do? What can you do? … [To read more, click on title]
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