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Reflections on Reading: Exodus 1-20
While in the land of Egypt, the seventy people of Israel began to grow in number and in power over the course of four hundred years. The people of Egypt forgot Joseph. The new pharaoh saw the number and strength of the Israelites and feared that they would one day overpower Egypt; therefore, he began…
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Reflections on Reading: Genesis 23-50
Genesis 23-50 covers quite a bit of history from the death of Sarah through the story of Joseph in Egypt. After Sarah’s death, Abraham sends a servant to find a wife for Isaac. Isaac marries Rebekah and they have twin boys Esau and Jacob. Isaac was blessed by God and seeks to extend that blessing…
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Reflections on Reading: Genesis 12-22
Genesis 12-22 tells most of Abraham’s story. It begins with Abram of Ur being called by God out of the land of Haran. Abram is given a promise by God that if he would follow God, he would have many descendants. The story unfolds until we get to the lineage of Rebekah, whom we know…
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About
Reverend Joel McReynolds is the Minister to Adults at Gambrell Street Baptist Church in Fort Worth, TX. He is a 2022 graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he obtained a Master of Divinity degree. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from East Central University. Joel has served as senior…
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Reflections on Reading: Genesis 1-11
This week, I began seminary classes at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In my Old Testament class, I was challenged to read blocks of Scripture as a unified whole. We will have an assignment every class period to have written a reflection paper on the selected text. I thought it might be a good idea to…
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No Room For Favoritism
God opened Peter’s eyes to the need of the Gentiles for the gospel, but he was not primarily the messenger God had chosen. Saul had been chosen for that task. Yet as leader of the apostles, Peter had the authority and the respect of the believers to condone outreach to the Gentiles. Therefore, it was…
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My Story
I had the privilege of growing up in a loving family that made God and church a priority. I was in church every time the doors were opened, whether I wanted to be or not. When I was 6 years old, I was attending evening church service with my grandmother. My father was at work…
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Salvation Is For All People
As the Southern Baptist Convention meets this week, some of the key topics being discussed are racial reconciliation and the role of women in the church. As I was reading Acts 11 this morning, I had these thoughts on my mind. Should we allow only certain people in our churches? Most of us want to…
Joel McReynolds 