Happy New Year! I thought it serendipitous that we get to start 2015 with a strip that reflects the ones that ended 2013. See what I mean here. Those faithful few who visit the site regularly will have noticed my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged Abraham
Sorry if the undertones of this particular strip are more “adult-themed” than usual, but I think the events in Genesis chapter 30 are meant to be a little disappointing and perhaps slightly shocking to us. Not because of the cultural[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Genesis 26, Isaac experiences some trouble around the Valley of Gerar. Not only do the jealous inhabitants of that area quarrel over water, they even go so far as to fill in the wells that Abraham had dug during[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It might seem odd that this chapter begins telling a story, then halfway through, the main character retells the story from the beginning, even though we just read it. However, if we take the time to remember that these stories[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Abraham and his kooky oaths. His servant here is not named, but a lot of scholars agree that it was probably
Admittedly, I am one of those Westerners who would not do well in a bartering culture. You tell me that something costs a certain amount, that is the price I will pay you. I don’t haggle and I don’t finagle.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Classic strip re-drawn today. A couple of differences, mainly that I changed the ram’s name from Bill. Not really sure why I bothered though. Sadly, this is the first and last strip featuring Dodge Ram. Way to take one for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Abraham has been living in the kingdom belonging to Abimelech for quite sometime. After a brief misunderstanding over a well, and the exchange of some sheep, the two men form a treaty. Then Abraham plants a tamarisk tree in Beersheba,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…