In Genesis 19 we see Lot escaping the destruction of Sodom, and then not being willing to live near a city. This choice has dramatic consequences for his family, and it serves as warning for parents about the dangers of over protection of your children.

In Genesis 18, we see the story of Abraham meeting God in 3 persons and a discussion around the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah. However all of this required Abraham to be ready to see God and ready to notice God approaching him. We explore this idea further in this episode.

In this episode we do another perspective of Genesis 16, from a psychological perspective and also see God's miraculous reconciliation abilities.

In Genesis 16-17 we see what can happen when we lose sight of God's plan while we are waiting for it to happen. Even though Abram and Sarai went "off script" God was still there for them and helped them get back on track for his plan. We see that God is always there for us when we drift from his plan, to help reunite us with him.

In this episode we discover a really cool question and the answer to it. Do you really need to ask God for the things that are most important to us? In Genesis 15, we see that the answer is a resounding yes, and this has deep implications for our relationship with God and our relationship with others.

Chapter 14 of Genesis is an action packed sequence. We can learn a lot about how God wants us to be prepared for action, and to be humble in the results of that action. We also see how to chose your allies well.

Genesis 12-13 has some really great insights for us when we find and pursue big goals in our lives. It also has the amazingly perplexing story of Abram and Sarai in Egypt that we dig into. The key things we learn in this episode about big goals in our lives are:

1. Listen for God's direction on big goals, just as Abram did in the beginning of Genesis 12
2. Be ready to act: immediately after Abram hears God's call, he starts acting in accordance with that.
3. Be ready to adjust: big goals require time and adjustment. Abram got to Canaan, but he needed to adjust his plan and temporarily go to Egypt because of famine
4. Be prepared for success: when you have initial success you may have to adjust plans and change strategies. Abram had to separate from Lot because their mutual success put their people in conflict.
5. When God gives you success, be grateful and continue. Abram built an altar to the Lord after he and Lot split, to show thanks to God for his success and continued help along the way towards his larger goal.

In this episode we wander around the Tower of Babel story, and try to appreciate transitions from one perspective to another as we move from the flood story to the time of Abram.