Seven days hold the entire Genesis creation story. Why make everything in a week? If this is the All-Powerful God, why not an instant? Why not a month? What could be the significance of a week? Or, to ask a more provocative
Chaos Ends
The most apparent feature about Genesis is that creation takes place in seven days. This obvious element is a defining foundation for many interpretations of this account. Some argue that these are literal days; everything was made in six 24-hour periods.[1] Others
Genesis Assassinates Religion
In America, many of us are at least somewhat familiar with the creation story in the bible. It tells how God created everything in six days. I cannot think of a piece of literature more debated, ridiculed, cherished, mocked, or disagreed on
Extraterrestrial Citizens
What nation holds your citizenship? If you are a Christian, it does not belong to any earthly country. Your citizenship switched from an earthly nation to the heavenly one. I do not mean that we are no longer citizens of our respective
Hope Supplants Compaining
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.” [1] More capable men than myself have unpacked this spiritual truth. So I will not attempt to
Lebron, Jesus, & FG%
Let’s talk about LeBron James. Currently his career FG% (Field Goal Percentage) is 0.4964. For those of you who don’t track basketball stats, FG% reveals how often a player makes a shot. To get a player’s FG% one divides the player’s scoring
The Thirsty and Afraid find Wisdom
True wisdom begins with fear. And only the thirsty find it. This is the message from the second chapter in Proverbs. For when fresh water abounds who is thirsty? But even in an ocean, you can be surrounded by water and have
At Night all Cats are Gray
The title of this post is a little proverb that my father shared with me while I was growing up. He learned it from my grandfather, a stout farmer from East Germany who had dozens and dozens of these wise sayings. It
Meeting God at Airport Security
I was traveling from the Minneapolis Airport several weeks ago and noticed several security lines. The line closest to me was actually totally clear. Since this seemed almost magical I asked the TSA officer if this was a normal line and not
The Entire Bible Explained in One Story
There was a king who ruled a vast empire with many cities and states. In this nation, there were two governors. They amassed great wealth and mistreated the people they ruled over. But calamity struck them both and they lost all their