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When Sarah snorted, but God had mercy on her, anyway

Anita Mathias — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 22:24:55 +0000

Arent de Gelder 1645-1727 Three white-clad men walk out of the desert, out of the shimmering sands. Calm holiness. Abraham, the Patriarch, “very wealthy in silver and gold, sheep and cattle and camels and male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants” runs to meet them, bows low to the ground, and offers him his most lavish […]

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On Absolute Surrender. Killing “Isaac” for God’s Fullest Blessing.

Anita Mathias — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:20:02 +0000

The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time 16 and said, “I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession […]

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And Sarah Snorted. When our Faith Falters, But God’s Goodness Remains Constant

Anita Mathias — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 09:01:16 +0000

Arent de Gelder 1645-1727 Three white-clad men walk out of the desert, out of the shimmering sands. Such is their calm and majesty that Abraham, the Patriarch, “very wealthy in silver and gold, sheep and cattle and camels and male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants” runs to meet them, bows low to the ground, […]

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A Very Long Pregnancy: Or, How to Live in the Land of Unfulfilled Promises and Deferred Dreams

Anita Mathias — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:23:55 +0000

The early chapters of Abraham’s story make painful reading. Again and again, through the decades God promises him a child: At the great oak of Moreh at Shechem, when he was 75; at Bethel, when he lets his nephew Lot have the more fertile land; and near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, […]

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Redigging Ancient Wells

Anita Mathias — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:46:00 +0000

An artesian well The main thing that Isaac, whose name means laughter, did was re-dig the wells that his father, Abraham, had dug, and which his enemies had blocked out of envy, spite, insecurity, and orneriness. And once the wells were unblocked, he could settle down, and there was prosperity. I have blocked wells in […]

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