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Genesis 32:22 – 33:12: That Face: Proper 13A

Scott-Hoezee
Scott Hoezee

And so it has come to this.  Jacob, the heel-grasper, the schemer, the wheeler and dealer, the sneak, the crook, the lie, the cheat: he’s coming home.  Deception and wheedling stand on either side of the last twenty years, like bookends on Jacob’s life.  He fled Canaan having deceived his old father, Isaac, and having…

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Genesis 33

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Bill Sytsma

When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, “Repent,” he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance. -Martin Luther Comments and Observations: Early in his monastic life, Martin Luther was consumed with the worry that his righteousness was not great enough.  He tried fasting, praying, and self-flagellation in order to convince…

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