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Joy Comes in the Morning (Psalm 30)

I will exalt you, LORD,because you have lifted me upand have not allowed my enemiesto triumph over me.LORD my God,I cried to you for help, and you healed me.LORD, you brought me up from Sheol;you spared me from among thosegoing down to the Pit. Sing to the LORD, you his faithful ones,and praise his holyContinue reading “Joy Comes in the Morning (Psalm 30)”

The “Other Brother”: Genesis 43 and Father’s Day

The story of Joseph (Gen 37–50) is a family drama. And like so many family dramas, from Wes Anderson films to Inception, the focus is on redemption and reconciliation. All of the action that takes place serves only to move the characters into the right place—both locationally and mentally—to confront their past mistakes and eachContinue reading “The “Other Brother”: Genesis 43 and Father’s Day”