Call

Stories tagged Call:

• The Call of Abraham Aug 10, 2025

  

  In the ancient city of Ur of the Chaldees, among the bustling marketplaces and towering ziggurats, lived a man named Abram. He was seventy-five years old, wealthy and respected, with large flocks and herds, many servants, and a comfortable life surrounded by family and friends.

  Abram lived with his wife Sarai, who was beautiful but had never been able to have children—a source of deep sorrow in their lives. They had adopted Abram’s nephew Lot as their son, and together they formed a close-knit family unit.

• The Burning Bush Jan 22, 2025

  

  The Burning Bush

  Forty years had passed since the young Prince Moses of Egypt had fled his palace home after killing an Egyptian taskmaster who was beating a Hebrew slave. Now an eighty-year-old shepherd living in the wilderness of Midian, Moses had long ago given up any dreams of greatness or heroism. His life had settled into the quiet, predictable rhythm of caring for his father-in-law’s sheep in the harsh but beautiful desert landscape.