Book: Genesis

Having a great start is awesome.  Having meaningful accomplishments along the way…that too is wonderful.  A great ending?  Even better.  The problem is that you can have a good start and meaningful accomplishments as a… read more

Sometimes there are so many things going on that we miss things that are important. This is particularly true when we are experiencing or witnessing things that are difficult or painful. This is why God… read more

As followers of God, sometimes we find ourselves where we know what God wanted us to do, and now that has been done. The next step, however, seems uncertain. What exactly should we do? These… read more

In Genesis 7, we see that God’s judgment does not give us time to start trusting Him—it reveals whether we already were. As Noah enters the ark before the rain falls, we see that God… read more

In Genesis 6:9–22, we consider what it looks like to walk with God in a corrupt world. Before judgment ever came, God acted in grace by speaking, providing, and making covenant, and Noah’s steady obedience flowed from trusting Him. This message reminds us that faithful obedience still begins with God’s grace today.

Most people are pretty familiar with the story of Noah and the flood. In fact, when we even hear the name Noah, we almost immediately think “flood.”  For many, that seems like a gross overreaction… read more

As people we will sometimes make horrible, regrettable, wrong choices.  Then, given the passage of time whether little or a lot, too often, we will do the same thing—again!  Why?  Why do we do that? … read more

From the earliest stages of life, we begin to learn that an awareness of who we are talking with should impact how we talk to them.  Too often, we can remember that with people but… read more

There are some things we don’t want to be known as, and a cynic is one of them.  If someone says, “You’ve got a cynical attitude,” we want to deny it.  Not wanting to be… read more