Let's make a name for OURSELVES, they said. God says it's gonna be hard to make a name if nobody understands a word you are saying. And so God stoops down to see their little tall tower and determines afresh to affix His name upon their lives...in time.
The epoch of the Fall is unleashed in the choice of Adam and Eve. But it doesn't end there. Like noxious ink spreading through water, the stain of sin and death seems to color all of creation. And so, God laments. God relents. And God, the Spirit, makes a way by splitting the waters...
Two trees. One fruit. A mighty Fall. BUT! The fragrance of God enters the scene. Hope is not lost. The very essence of death has been overcome. Genesis 3 strikes the match which ignites the doom of creation. But God. God has found a way. All that was meant for evil, God has made for good.
Let there be fire! Oh, what an image that pops off the thin, silky pages of the Bible. The creation account in Genesis is quite thorough. We've already been introduced to earth, wind, and water...watch and see, listen and hear as the crown of God's creation makes FIRE!
What is the point of this little life of ours? It may seem as if something has been lost in the sands of time. Something vitally important. A Lost image. A lost purpose. Peer into the waters of Genesis 1. Reclaim the image! Remember who you are.
So how does a god become THE God? The ancients had thoughts about this. They had stories about this, stories that predate the writing of the Bible. Look and see as the first four verses of Genesis make their claim!
The book of Genesis is truly a beginning. It begins the story of God, God for us, God with us. It begins the story of a people, the story of us. Because? "In the beginning..."
The face of God? Some say that level of intimacy with God is impossible, deadly even. Yet scripture from beginning to end threads a much different account. Getting in the face of God is the only way to a whole, fulfilled life. So, what are you waiting for? Get in His face!
The most wonderful time of the year? Well...for many folks...not exactly. Although the holidays can stir up many emotions, memories, or anxieties, there seems to be a subtle but powerful prescription peppered throughout the 66 books that comprise the Bible. Go ahead, give it a listen, give this thread of thanksgiving a tug and take [...]
There's often a story behind a story. Scripture is filled with plenty of examples. A woman is remembered for touching Jesus' cloak and gaining miraculous healing. Was it just dumb luck? Or was it something that the woman did because she dared to believe the story behind the story? Peer in as we let the [...]
