Old Testament Joseph’s Heart Models Great Leadership - Ron Edmondson
Old Testament Joseph’s heart models some great leadership characteristics. The heart of a leader is more important than any other.
Old Testament Joseph’s heart models some great leadership characteristics. The heart of a leader is more important than any other.
Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other children and this didn’t sit well with his brothers. As we unfold the story of Joseph we’ll see how God’s ca
We all encounter moments of betrayal. We felt betrayed when our younger sister disclosed to our mother that we accidentally dropped and shattered the candy jar. We experienced disloyalty when a close friend from high school shared a confidential secret with others. In later stages of life, we faced extreme...
During a period of Joseph’s life, he repeatedly endures hardship. Yet, in every situation, Joseph holds onto the faithfulness of God.
In this post I'd love to consider the heart of a leader. Specifically consider the heart of the Old Testament character Joseph.
Known as the play where Cirque du Soleil meets the Passion, The Thorn tells the transformative story of Christ’s life, crucifixion, and resurrection through the lens of aerial acts, movement arts, and modern dance.
The Christmas story satisfies these longings of the heart: the search for significance, desire for completeness and the yearning for peace.
As I write this post five days before Christmas Day, I am reminded that we fall into two broad categories as we draw close to the holiday.
Opening in nearly 2,100 theaters nationwide over the weekend, Episodes 1 and 2 from Season 3 of The Chosen far exceeded early projections, bringing in a whopping $8.75 million in its first three days of release. The video series from Angel Studios was originally scheduled to have a limited five day run in theaters, but due to its robust opening weekend has been extended through December 1st.
On a recent set visit to Texas where The Chosen is filmed, Crossmap sat down with show screenwriters Ryan Swanson and Tyler Thompson to discuss how they balance being true to Scripture with taking creative license, what their writing process looks like, and why this particular program has caught on and become a global phenomenon.
How did Joseph handle the most difficult temptation of his life?
Who was Asenath? Why did she marry Joseph? What do we learn from their story?
My family growing up was one big mess. Fighting. Arguing. Yelling. Crying. And eventually, a lot of forgiving. If ever there is a place to learn about forgiveness…to practice forgiveness…to struggle with forgiveness…it is in the family. And interestingly, it is in the context of family where the word forgiveness first shows up in the Bible. Let’s dig into Scripture today. Come on. You can do it.
(Photo: Unsplash) Genesis is the foundational story of the kingdom of God. It starts with all God’s creatures in the care of his human servants who live in his garden. When they rebel, God sets in motion his plan to bring everything and everyone back under his sovereign care, starting...
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, “For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him [Joseph].” -Genesis 37:35, KJV Giving up the dreams regarding your marriage are tough. I had … Continue reading “On the death of dreams”
After Joseph brought his father and his brothers to Egypt, Joseph introduced his family to Pharaoh. Joseph brought his fathers and five of his brothers to Pharaoh. When Pharaoh met with Joseph’s br…
After Joseph interpreted Pharaoh’s dreams predicting seven years of plenty and seven years of famine, Joseph immediately traveled throughout Egypt, in anticipation of the years of plenty and to mak…
Joseph’s experience in the house of Potiphar was both rewarding and disappointing. His experience was rewarding because he was able to make an impact on the life of Potiphar, to such an extent, tha…
Love, devotion, faith, faithfulness, trust, obedience to God… These are just a few qualities of Joseph that make him a model godly husband.
Welcome to Real Life . God often shows up in the unexpected. We must stop regarding unpleasant or unexpected things as interruptions of real…