My Quiet Place

The God Present in Suffering

Exodus 2:23 Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their

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Kitchen Reflections: Job or Ministry

Kitchen reflections: Lately, whenever I’m in the kitchen, washing rice, chopping veggies or anything to do with prepping a meal – whether breakfast, lunch or dinner, I tell myself, I’m doing all these because I

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How Joseph became Great…

The story of Joseph interpreting the dreams of Pharaoh is a familiar one – 7 years of abundance and 7 years of famine. (Gen. 41) Joseph not only told Pharaoh the meaning of the dreams

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A Life-changing Encounter

Jacob’s amazing dream: Genesis 28:10-21 Background: Jacob was running away from his brother, Esau because he heard that Esau planned to kill him. Why? Jacob deceived his father, Isaac into giving him the blessings that

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Lessons to learn from Isaac

Like father like son, Isaac made the same mistake as Abraham. He lied about his wife being his sister because he was afraid he would be killed for having a beautiful wife (Gen. 26:6-11). Isaac

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Dual Lens of Life

Job 1:20 Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped.Background of the story: Job just lost everything he had: his possessions (sheep, camels, oxen’s,

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