Make that, the first full week. We started last Thursday, and since then I’ve been focused on staying afloat. Those who know me know there’s a health issue to deal with, and I’m having a rather fragile time of it at the moment. Not to worry, God’s plans never fail, even when we fail miserably. …
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Genesis 17-21: Covenants
At 99 years of age, Abram (meaning ‘exalted father’) was renamed Abraham (meaning ‘father of nations’), and his wife Sarai was renamed Sarah – both of these changes made by God. God repeated His promise, clarifying that the covenant people would be born of Sarah (Isaac), and laid out the terms of Abraham’s obedience (and …
Anthony Burger
For those who cannot hear the music, let me assure you that this is played back at actual speed and he didn’t miss a note. As awesome as he was, it was his first two years that cause the thoughtful to say, “Ahhh…God did this”, and leaves the skeptic with no room for argument. With God, all things are possible.
Genesis 1-3: Creation to Fall
God exists outside of time. At some point, He decided to make people and, of course, a place for them to live. These chapters provide an account, in varying degrees of detail, of how He set about doing just that. He spoke into existence all that is… then He reached down to the surface of …
Genesis 4-9: Fall to Flood
God had told Adam that the price of rebellion would be death. So it was, though the people remained physically alive, the souls within them had died. Physical death came to one of the innocent animals in the garden, providing a covering both for rebellion and for their nakedness, of which they were suddenly ashamed. …