Once upon a time, there was a man named Jacob, who had a son named Joseph. Joseph was a dreamer of dreams...

This time there was no coat of many colors
This time no one got sold into slavery
But there was a great famine
And there was an unscheduled trip to Egypt...

Let’s take a look at the Four Dreams of Joseph:

Matthew 1:

1.10.9 – Abram

Who here has a friend they can trust? The kind of friend if he tells you he’ll be there at 3, you look for him at 2:45. The kind of friend that if she tells you she’ll drive you to Amarillo on Tuesday for an appointment, you go ahead and tell the doctor you’ll be there on Tuesday.

How is it that we’ve come to trust these friends so much? It didn’t happen overnight, did it? It happened because over time we came to learn that promises made were promises kept.

The second installment (of four) of "All the Time in Our World" is now available on Amazon's Kindle platform. It picks up exactly where Part 1 left off (no re-cap), so go get part one, if you haven't already!

The Bible is not a book about science—though I am convinced that science backs up the Bible. The Bible is not a book of philosophy, either, for philosophy is the attempt to figure out man’s place in the world (with man as the starting point of that search).

Rather, the Bible is the story of God’s creation and redemption of man for the purpose of man becoming God’s companion. It’s not even the story of the history of mankind. With very little deviation, it follows one family through history until we get to the savior.

Genesis 11:26-32

When studying through Scripture—and especially when trying to preach through a book—I often come to passages that lead me to spend a lot of time asking God, “What do I do with this?”

The answer is not always obvious, at least to me.

When I am stuck in such a situation, two verses come to mind:

2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the truth, rebuking error, correcting faults, and giving instruction for right living, so that the person who serves God may be fully qualified and equipped to do every kind of good deed. (GNB)

I wonder if any publisher would touch "The Lord of the Rings" today? Those of us who are die-hard fans of the original books (I've read them through 6-8 times now and have friends who have read them once a year for three-plus decades) have probably all tried to talk a friend--even a "reading" friend--into reading them and been rebuffed. The usual reason I get is, "They're so slow!"

"The Hobbit" starts with a knock on the door. Then a whole lot more knocks on the door. Then some dwarves. This is going to be GOOD! But then, they spend several pages eating.

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Who is Garison Fitch?

Garison Fitch is a scientist who lives in the Soviet Americas. His attempts at interdimentional travel have previously been successful, but short. An attempt at a longer trip takes him through time. When he returns to the present, he finds the world changed (to the world we know) and must decide whether to return to the past and try to return the world to normal or live in this strange world he has created.

Why does “Lost Time” spend so much time away from the story of Garison Fitch?