Tag: Joseph

  • The dream deferred

    Reading for Today: Ps. 61, 62, 68 Gen. 42:1-17 1 Cor. 5:1-8 Mark 3:19b-35 “A goal is a dream with a deadline.” — Napoleon Hill

  • The boldness to interpret dreams

    Reading for today: Ps. 40, 54, 51 Gen. 40:1-23 1 Cor. 3:16-23 Mark 2:13-22 When a world needs the boldness of the prophet, where is the church?

  • Joseph the Dreamer

    Reading for today: Psalm 41, 52, 44 Genesis 37:1-11 1 Cor. 1:1-11 Mark 1:1-13 What happens to the dream deferred?

  • Speaking with boldness into this culture

    “We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.” (Gen. 40:8) We don’t like dreams very much. We chalk it up to what we ate last night. But this culture is shifting. There is a realization that we can’t explain everything…

  • Goals are dreams with deadlines — um, no

      It’s a very Western saying. We tend to not like dreamers. Dreamers don’t get anything done. They sit around and, well, dream. We can’t wait that long! We need a PLAN! Dreams in the Bible were different. For Abraham, he had a dream. If he had put a deadline on it, he would have settled with Ishmael. For Joseph,…