All posts tagged: Bible

What’s In a Name?

December 3, 2014
by birch & raven
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General Musings

I’ve been thinking a lot about names and naming recently. First of all, I’m thinking of changing my name–my blog name, that is. Well, and my Etsy shop names (probably combine the two shops into one). None of them feel quite “right.” I’d like to come up with something that can be an umbrella business name which connects my blog, my shops, and any future endeavors on which I might embark. One of my goals […]

400 Years of Promised Alienation

November 23, 2014
by birch & raven
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Preaching the Whole Bible / Preaching the Word

I preached on Genesis 15 this morning. I decided in September to try and preach my way through the Bible start to finish, Genesis through Revelation, with seasonal pauses for Advent, Christmas, and Easter. Today is our last bit of Genesis before we break for some “here comes Jesus (again)” for Advent. We made it up to God’s promise to Abram–he hasn’t even received his new name yet (this sermon series will take years if […]