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
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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
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