Desert of Solitude: Refreshed by Grace by LaShawnda Jones

The centered, self assured look of the woman spreading her arms in what I perceived to be joy – caught my eye and enticed me to read the back cover of this book. The summary says this book is an exploration and that is true on many levels. The author shares memories, events and thoughts…

Family Dilemma

Family Dilemma:
She wants a connection, yet she keeps burning the bridge we’re meeting on. I see it. I get it. I’m just not here for it. I’m over all this foolishness in my life.

What did Ham do when he ‘saw the nakedness of his father?’

I’ve always been confused by Ham “seeing” his father naked and being cursed or it. This post is an absolutely stunning explanation/interpretation of what is not explicitly said in Genesis 9 about Noah and his sons. Noah, a man of the soil, was the first to plant a vineyard. He drank some of the wineContinueContinue reading “What did Ham do when he ‘saw the nakedness of his father?’”

Sermon: Family Matters – Present

Family Matters – Present
Has there ever been an ideal Biblical family?

The First Family: Adam and Eve raised a murderer
God eventually had a do-over with humanity
The Second First Family: Noah’s son, Ham, raped his mother while his father was passed out drunk next to her

ACAD – Remnant: 2 Kings 21

I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. I will cast off the remnant of my heritage, and give them into the hand of their enemies; they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies, because they have done what is evil in my sight and have provoked me to anger, since the day their ancestors came out of Egypt, even to this day.”

ACAD – Remnant: 2 Kings 19

The surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward; for from Jerusalem a remnant shall go out, and from Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

ACAD – Remnant: 1 Kings 22

Ahaziah, son of Ahab, began to reign over Israel in Samaria; he reigned two years over Israel. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father and mother[.] He served Baal and worshiped him; he provoked the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.