Tag: Genesis

Genesis 1-11 Origins, part 3. Creation is filled with communication about its creator, yet humanity is the only thing that is created in the image of God.

Genesis 1-11 Origins, part 2. Sabbath is the first thing declared ‘holy’ in the Bible, marking a day of rest and completion after God’s work of creation.

Genesis 1-11 Origins, part 1. The name ‘Genesis’ means ‘beginning’ and in it’s opening chapter we see a narrative that precedes human existence and could only have come from God himself. It is, interestingly, absolute mathematical perfection.

By Faith, part 11. We conclude our series on the life of Abraham by looking at one thing that each one of us will experience and none of us can escape: death. When the believer passes through this they no longer … Continue reading “Dying and Living”

By Faith, part 9. Success for the people of God does not rest on their own ingenuity to make things happen, which unleashes chaos, but rests on God’s promise.

By Faith, part 8. Abraham repeats his mistake of lying about his wife to a pagan King, Abimelek, but he does so out of fear and unbelief in the Goodness of God.

By Faith, part 7. Even though you and I are sometimes successful and sometimes sinful, sometimes faithful and sometimes failures, Jesus will in the end get us across the line into the presence of God.

By Faith, part 6. How do we respond when life is painful and prayers seem unanswered?

By Faith, part 5. From the moment that God took Abraham out of the world, God spent the rest of Abraham’s life getting the world out of him.