The Bible is Flawed, Human, and Full of Hope
And That’s Exactly Why I Read It
Something about Advent always nudges me toward the first stories of Scripture. A tribe called to trust, a promise that sounds impossible, and the surprising hope that follows. Here’s today’s meditation.
The first part of the Bible is about a tribe.
A new tribe.
A different tribe.
A tribe with a calling to bless the whole world.
Abraham is the father of this tribe, and he’s invited to trust that all the seemingly impossible things God says will actually happen. Including, at one point, becoming a father at 99 years old.
Abraham laughed.
Of course he did.
God makes people laugh in the Bible.