Gen. 41-42 - "Has it been two years already?"

The readings - Day 14 - Genesis 41-42.

A note about timing, since it's easy to forget how these things actually go, according to the text. It's a relatively recent phenomenon that people are interested in the mundane, day-to-day aspects of historical figures, and most ancient histories skip vast swaths of time, often without much notice at all, in order to get to the good stuff. Seems the Bible is no exception.

Gen. 38-40 - "Ask not, er, ah, what you can do for your daughter-in-law..."

The readings - Day 14 - Genesis 38-40.

To anyone who is reading this who doesn't know me personally, I have a disclaimer. I'm technically 30 years old, but I'm 76% sure that I'm still 17.

That said, I have a challenge for you.

First, look at this picture:

Day 12 - Genesis 35-37

Genesis 35-37

I went to Israel - once, when I was six years old. You might think that it's a bit young to really take anything from the trip, but I still remember almost everything (or, at least, I remember every single thing that I remember, if that makes any sense. Which it doesn't.) 24 years later, and one of the strongest memories I have is of an epiphany* that struck me while there.

*NOTE: I just spent five minutes trying to find a YouTube clip that has Mr. Smee saying "I've just had an apostrophe" to Captain Hook in the 1991 film Hook. Thought you'd like to know.