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Colleen Moon
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Navigating life after evangelicalism.
Following the truth wherever it leads; one question at a time.
God provides water to save Ishmael. "For I will make a great nation of him!" Gen 21:18

Consider: Why does God speak as though Ishmael no longer exists? Gen 22:2

I'm spending time with this text on my journey of understanding LOVE in scripture. But I must pause to think on questions such as these.
February 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Despite the emphasis put on Isaac being Abraham's only son.. that is NOT the case!

There IS another.

Ishmael. Abraham's first born son to Hagar. Just one chapter previously, is the story of Hagar and Ishmael being cast out from their home with Abraham.

Ishmael nearly dies of thirst, but God..
February 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“Take your son, your ONLY son Isaac, whom you LOVE, and go to the land of Moriah and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you.” (New Revised Standard Version)

A terrifying command to receive, in my opinion. Also, a Bible scholar recently alerted me that...
February 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Oof 💔💔💔
January 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
What if we all have been forming our own "jar of clay" God?

What if The True God is watching us compete in this nonsensical pottery contest?

What if we shattered the jars?
January 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM