Double Takes Justice for Job’s Wife Read: Job 1-2 Then [Job’s] wife said to him, “Do you still persist in your integrity? Curse God, and die” (Job 2:9, NRSV). The commentators have not been kind to…
Double Takes The Power of a Single Voice Read: 1 Kings 19 [God said to Elijah], “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.” Now there was a…
Double Takes Waiting for the Resurrection Read: Luke 23:39-43 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” He replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise” (Luke…
Double Takes Body Language Read: Acts 17:16-34 When they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some scoffed; but others said, “We will hear you again about this” (Acts 17:32, NRSV). I remember the…
Double Takes Pets in Heaven Read: Genesis 1:26-27 Then God said, “let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over…
Double Takes Lost in Translation Read: Genesis 2:4-9 Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living…
Double Takes For Goodness’ Sake Read: Genesis 1 God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day (Genesis 1:31, NRSV).…
Double Takes The Ethiopian Eunuch Read: Acts 8:26-39 Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem…
Double Takes Sister Act Read: Numbers 27:1-11 Then the daughters of Zelophehad came forward. The names of his daughters were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the…
