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Paul Jenkins -
  • ABOUT
  • PODCAST
  • BOOKS I’VE WRITTEN
  • BOOKS I’VE READ
    • So far this year
    • In previous years
  • DECLARATIONS
Evotions, Family, Personal

Evening, then Morning

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Genesis 1:5b
And there was evening, and there was morning – the first day.

Do you ever see something so many times that it starts to blend in with the surroundings? Perhaps you can relate more to watching the same re-runs on TV or the same DVD for the Sunriseumpteenth time until your mind goes in neutral and the sigts and sounds become a blurry waste of time. Sometimes it is the familiar that holds jewels which can be lost in the common. Recently, I mined a jewel out of the common chapter of Genesis 1. First, though, some background.

Back in 2003, our family lost our mother and brother within 20 days of each other. My mother had a brain aneurysm the Friday night after Thanksgiving and passed away in the early morning hours of December 1. My brother went into the hospital the afternoon that same day, eventually went to be with the Lord on December 21, and we buried him on Christmas Eve. Needless to say, this is typically a hard time of year for us, but this year has been especially tough because, for the first time since they died, the days match the dates, and it can feel like we’re reliving the worst month we ever experienced. Okay, now to the jewel. Continue reading

December 2, 2008by Paul Jenkins

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It means the world to me that you're here. I write mostly to get out of my own head, and tend to focus on culture, faith, church hurt, and emotional and spiritual health.

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