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Jacob prepares for his meeting with Esau – Held on Sunday, October 20, 2013

Outline of Session held on 10/20/13 Previous Week’s [10/13/13] Review Background to today’s Reading Reading Discussion Previous Week’s [10/13/13] Review After being prompted by Tim, I invited those who might be interested in a more in-depth study.  We would be … Continue reading

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Covenant between Jacob and Laban – Held on Sunday, October 13, 2013

Reflections on Last Week [10/06/13] – the first 30 minutes of our conversation. Last week we incidentally mentioned two Councils in the Roman Catholic Tradition: The Council of Nicea in 325 CE and the Council of Trent from 1545 to … Continue reading

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Jacob and Laban in Gilead – Held on Sunday, October 06, 2013

What impact, if any, has scripture study had on our image of God? Some background to the question that occupied our group for nearly the first hour of our conversation on Sunday, October 06, 2013.  We have been studying Genesis … Continue reading

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Jacob’s Children – Held on Sunday, September 22, 2013

Summer Events It’s hard to believe but we are in our third year of “reading’ Genesis.  We began our first session by sharing some of the highlights or memorable events that occurred during the summer.  We learned about both the … Continue reading

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The Birth of Jacob’s Children – Held on Sunday, May 05, 2013

Personal Note on Posting Timeline With this post I conclude our Sunday Scripture Study for the 2nd year on Genesis. During the summer months some of our group and others will meet to discuss Evangelization at my place.  The first … Continue reading

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Jacob’s Arrival in Haran – Held on Sunday, April 28, 2013

Personal Note on Posting Timeline Sunday, May 5th is our last session for this school year.  We will meet to discuss Evangelization at my place on Thursday, June 13th from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Review: In preparation for our discussion … Continue reading

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Jacob’s Dream at Bethel – Held on Sunday, April 21, 2013

Personal Note on Posting Timeline It’s hard to believe but we’re nearing the end of our 2nd year of reading Genesis, completing today chapter 28.  Keep in mind that there are 50 chapters in Genesis. Background: Gen. 28: 10 – … Continue reading

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Isaac, Esau, and the Blessing – Held on Sunday, April 14, 2013

Personal Note on Posting Timeline Our summer program gained some determination as we agreed to discuss the topic of Evangelization on a once a month basis.  At present nine members have committed to gather.  Today’s post of Sunday, April 7 … Continue reading

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Jacob’s Deception – Held on Sunday, March 24, 2013

Personal Note on Posting Timeline We will gather next on Sunday, April 7th so our next post will be no later than Friday, April 12th. Background: Gen. 26: 34 – 28: 09: Jacob, Esau, and the Blessing Our editor / … Continue reading

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Isaac and the Promise Renewed Part II – Held on Sunday, March 17, 2013

Personal Note on Posting Timeline We will be meeting on Palm Sunday but not Easter Sunday.  So I will post on “Good Friday” March 29th.  There will be no post on the week following East; the next post will be … Continue reading

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