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Genesis 13

– The Spacious Land Abram returned from Egypt, carrying with him his tents, his cattle, his silver and gold, and also the weight of what he had feared. Lot came with him, and the land could no longer hold them … Continue reading →

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Genesis 12

The Road God Opens [Poem as Reading the Bible] One day, God called Abram from the silencebetween yesterday and tomorrow. “Leave your country. Leave your kindred. Leave the house where your namehas always been known. Go— to a land I … Continue reading →

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Genesis Seven

Baptized Through the Waters Then God said to Noah, “Enter the ark.” Not tomorrow. Not when the storm becomes obvious. Not when everyone else understands. Now. Enter. Bring your family. Bring the living creatures. Bring what must be preservedfor the … Continue reading →

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Genesis Six

[Poem – As Reading the Bible] When God Wept The world had grown old. Not old with wisdom,but old with violence. Human hands,made to cultivate the earth,had learned insteadto wound one another. The earth was filledwith violence. Not only in … Continue reading →

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Genesis Five

[Poem – As Reading the Bible] The Long Breath of Generations And the days continued. After Eden.After the first wound.After Cain and Abel,after the earth had learnedthe weight of human blood, life did not stop. It simply grew older. Genesis … Continue reading →

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