058 Abraham: The Compromise

Self-protection is one of the strongest of human instincts and sometimes drives us to do foolish things. That’s exactly what happened to Abraham in his journey of learning to trust God.

Dave DeSelmJanuary 16, 2022Abraham, Abram, Sarah, Sarai, faith, trust, trusting God, journey of trust, journey of faith, Father of Faith, father of faith, who do you trust, Canaan, compromise, salvation, promised land, Egypt, lying, deceit, coping mechanism, control, manipulation, famines, famine, Bethel, repentanceComment

032 Joseph: Goodbye to Goodbyes

After 20 years of separation, years of believing his son was dead, Jacob is finally reunited with his beloved son, Joseph. And what a reunion it was!

Dave DeSelmJuly 18, 2021Joseph, betrayal, slavery, Egypt, wounded hearts, wounded heart, wounds, family wounds, forgiveness, death, heaven, goodbyes, goodbye, hope, family reunion, reunions, reunion

031 Joseph: When the Prince is Your Brother

When you have the right kind of big brother, it can change anything.

Dave DeSelmJuly 11, 2021Joseph, betrayal, slavery, Egypt, character development, wounded hearts, wounded heart, wounds, family wounds, forgiveness, salvation, Jesus is our brother, Matt Steven, blind basketball player

030 Joseph: Becoming a Bozo

I grew up playing with a blow-up Bozo the Clown punching bag. I loved that I could punch it, bop it, and kick it…and it would always bounce back up. No matter what I threw at it, you couldn’t keep Bozo down.

029 Joseph: Grappling with Guilt

Up to this point in this series, we’ve been looking at the story from Joseph’s point of view. In this episode, we turn the tables and look at the story from the viewpoint of Joseph’s brothers.

Dave DeSelmJune 27, 2021Joseph, betrayal, slavery, Egypt, character development, wounded hearts, wounded heart, wounds, dysfunctional family, family wounds, trauma, forgiveness, resentment, guilt

028 Joseph: Releasing Your Resentment

One of the most amazing parts of Joseph’s story is his ability to forgive those who hurt him so deeply.

Dave DeSelmJune 20, 2021Joseph, betrayal, slavery, Egypt, character development, wounded hearts, wounded heart, wounds, dysfunctional family, family wounds, trauma, forgiveness, resentment

027 Joseph: When Your Family Fails You

One of the sad realities of life is that we all get wounded. You can’t live in this world without getting hurt.

Dave DeSelmJune 13, 2021Joseph, betrayal, slavery, Egypt, character development, leadership development, wounded hearts, wounded heart, wounds, dysfunctional family, family wounds, trauma

026 Joseph: Is God Always Good?

When life is going our way, it’s easy to say, “God is good!” But what about when life is hard? When pain and struggle, sorrow and loss fill our days? Is God still good?

Dave DeSelmJune 6, 2021Joseph, betrayal, slavery, Egypt, sovereignty of God, prison, character development, leadership development, God is good, God is good all the time

025 Joseph: Dead or Alive?

Up to this point, it’s felt like the story of Joseph has been nothing but bad news. One painful experience after another. But all those events have been leading up to this moment.