The real Christ helps us deal with the real world. Now is the time to wake up. God is lighting the way now. Now is the time for us to “put on” Christ.

The stories in Genesis give us much to think about in the Thanksgiving season, as the central characters build altars of thanksgiving to God.

The second part of the Joseph story demonstrates how even in the midst of apparently bad events God is at work for good.

In the first part of the story of Joseph, Joseph gets put in one serious jam after another, but persists in faith, because he knows that God is real and will be at work.

Several figures in the Genesis stories illustrate the Biblical admonition to “run with perseverance the race that is set before us”.

The fascinating story of Abraham and Melchizedek provides a model for Christian living.