We're going to delve into a very colorful, Old Testament story that illustrates the symbiotic

relationship between blessing and boundaries.

History proves over and over again that without the life-giving promises and the parameters

of Scripture, we lose our bearings, ultimately our identity and our dignity.

Now speaking of boundaries, because the historical context of the biblical narrative we're

going to peruse in this episode is spicy, it reads more like HBO than the home art channel.

I want to encourage y'all to make sure there aren't any little ears listening along with

you.

Please make sure your kids, grandkids, neighbors' kids, or preteen passers-by are out of

ear-shot.

Then, grab a cup of coffee in your Bible, unless you're driving or arranging a sharkootary

board, of course, and come hang out on the porch with Ali and me.

Hey, hey, back porters, it's Allison Allen here.

I'm the 5' 12' woman to Lisa Harper's brilliance and hilarity, and we're so thrilled that you're

joining us on a Monday or any other day of the week.

We have today, you will pull up, so can we say get a hot drink yet or we enter that

season?

We're close, we're close.

We still need ice coffees.

It's almost cold.

It's almost cold.

I'm still drinking ice coffee because I sweat like it's in my wrestler's sauna.

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