At first glance, the rest of the creation narrative seems very straightforward. God said this. It was done just as He said. It was good. Morning. Evening. The next day. Simple, right? Is there any part of the Bible that gets more skimmed over? Okay. There is Numbers and the "begats", but the end of... Continue Reading →
Genesis 1:3-5
Today I'm going to delve into the actual scripture here, rather than a personal story like last time, because there are some excellent things to point out about elements here that I once just blew past. For ages I considered my flannelgraph Sunday school explanation as sufficient. "God made all the stuff, and He made... Continue Reading →
Genesis Diaries 1:3-1:31
From Genesis 1:3 onward we are clearly now in the territory of God’s active creation of the physical world that we can see, hear, taste, touch, and smell all around us. One of the fascinating claims the Bible makes about all of creation is that it stands as a witness to certain things about the God... Continue Reading →
Genesis Diaries (1:1a)
Before I get into the meat of this article I want to explain that I am by no means a biblical scholar, at least in the traditional sense. I am a guy who reads the Bible, pays attention, makes connections, believes the God behind this book is real, and does his best to understand it. ... Continue Reading →
New Feature: “The Genesis Diaries”
The other day I was sitting and chatting with my wife while she was doing a sudoku. I was going on and on about how much of a “fanboy” I am of the first four chapters of Genesis. “I could spend the rest of my life studying just these four verses,” I stated with a... Continue Reading →
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