Beauty and the Bump

Beauty and the Bump

by | Sep 3, 2024

Her attitude perfumes the atmosphere.  She’s a delight to be around; a beautiful saint:  Yida (pronounced Gee-Dah) Quiñones.  She lives in Camagüey, Cuba and works at a print shop.    When Marilyn and I were with her in Cuba in 2022, we...
Sister Love

Sister Love

by | Dec 17, 2023

Genesis 29:1-20Part 1 of 3 Leah and Rachel also have a story to tell us about living by faith. They not only shared their lives as sisters before marriage, they shared the same husband after marriage ! They were both daughters of Laban, Rebekah’s brother, and both...
Esau Embraced Jacob (Genesis 27-33; Part 2 of 2)

Esau Embraced Jacob (Genesis 27-33; Part 2 of 2)

by | Jan 13, 2022

What is less well known is that Jacob was 77 years of age when he left home. It was about time for him to get out on his own.  After serving his uncle for Leah and Rachel for twenty years, Jacob was 97 when God told him to return to his home country. ...
Esau Embraced Jacob (Genesis 27-33; Part 1 of 2)

Esau Embraced Jacob (Genesis 27-33; Part 1 of 2)

by | Jan 8, 2022

Twenty years before the time of our text, Esau had sworn to kill Jacob.  And Jacob had fled, ashamed about stealing Esau’s blessing. What changed?  Why did the older, alienated brother, embrace his brother (33:4)?  What changes people?  How does...