Month: June 2026

Today we continue reading from the book of Genesis and the “Saga Abraham” with this well known story about the sacrifice of Isaac, and the first thing we may say about it is that it’s one of the most difficult passages of the Old Testament. It’s difficult to hear, it’s difficult to understand and mostly,…

The passage of Genesis we have heard today, and that is part of the on going story of Abraham, helps us to continue to explore the meaning of faith. Last week, we read from Chapter 18 and we heard about the visit of three men, identified as the Lord, who came to renew the promise…

When I moved to North Carolina a few years ago, I was instructed that there is this thing called “Hell’s front porch season”, and I remember wondering what the fuss was all about. Well, I found out pretty quickly. For me, it comes each year as this season where I start doubting all of my…

This week again, we’re back in the Book of Genesis and, as I have already mentioned, we’re going to read from this book until mid August, so it’s going to be quite a journey! Most of us, I guess, are familiar with the stories of Genesis, a lot of them are well known and often…