The name Jacob means 'Deceiver' and eventually he has his name changed by God to Israel, which means 'God Contended'. Until recently, I had not realized how important Jacob's name, and the transformation of his name, are to the story. …
In life, there are many things that we are told to be and not to be. After reading Jeremiah 17 recently, I submit that being a shrub should be high on the list of things not to be in life. "Cursed is…
Thoughtfulness is not one of the first character traits that I would initially attribute to Laban, but lets take a look at the story from the Book of GENESIS a little deeper. Recently, I was teaching 3-4 year olds the…
