thinking out loud
thinking out loud
Christ Community Church of the South Hills
Blessed & Broken (8): When the Deceiver is Deceived
25 minutes Posted Jul 27, 2026 at 12:58 pm.
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Richie Reeder explores Genesis 29 and the story of Jacob, Leah, Rachel, and Laban, honestly naming the discomfort of patriarchal polygamy, deception, family dysfunction, and cultural brokenness. He shows how Jacob, the deceiver, becomes deceived, revealing the blind spots, unhealthy patterns, and relational wounds that run through the story. Yet the message emphasizes that God remains faithful in the midst of human brokenness, working through imperfect people and painful circumstances without endorsing the dysfunction itself.