The Book of Genesis: The Beginning of a Big Story Imagine a book filled with exciting stories, adventures, and lessons about how the world began! That’s the Book of Genesis, the very first book in the Bible. It’s like the first chapter of a really long story, and it sets the stage for everything that […]
Faith
The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd. Hebrews 11:1 MSG Now faith is the substance of […]
By Faith
By an act of faith, Enoch skipped death completely. “They looked all over and couldn’t find him because God had taken him.” We know on the basis of reliable testimony that before he was taken “he pleased God.” It’s impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God […]
Every Story needs a Start
First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don’t see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God’s Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss. Genesis 1:1-2 The Message (MSG) Every story needs a start and this is where our story starts – with […]
Creation
And in the beginning there was none! Grand ideas sometimes just have to start. 1-2First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don’t see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God’s Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss. 3-5God spoke: “Light!”And light appeared.God […]