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The Bible says humans are here for one particular reason: “Take charge! Be responsible…for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth” (Genesis 1:28 NLT). “Tend and watch over it” (Genesis 2:15 NLT). A Visual Walk Through Genesis, page 24.
WHO CARES WHAT I SAY about the two emerging candidates for president. It doesn’t bother me that people don’t care what I say. Which is why I haven’t said anything. Here’s what bothers me. Some Christians don’t seem to care what Jesus had to say, …
Bible experts can only guess what God meant when he said “Let us make human beings in our image” (Genesis 1:26 NLT). A few guesses. Like him: we reign, create, have character, and possibly look like him. A Visual Walk Through Genesis, page 23.
THIS TIME OF YEAR SCARES ME. Every spring for the past several years I have led the curriculum team in my Bible study group at church. It’s usually just a half a dozen people, sometimes not that many. We spend the better part of a Saturday assigning …
I’M KINDA NERVOUS. I became a grandpa on December 30. A grandson, Owen. I’m gonna become a grandpa for the second time anytime now. A granddaughter I’m calling Patricia. We don’t know her name because my son and daughter-in-law are keeping it as a …
“God made the giant sea monsters” (Genesis 1:21 CEV). Bible experts speculate that the writer, without presuming the monsters were real, was referring to myths about a sea dragon called Leviathan. His point: God is the power behind even the most …
I ASKED FOR IT. Last Sunday I passed out a sheet of paper titled “Critique and ideas for the curriculum team.” I lead the team of Bible study teachers for the adult Sunday school class I attend each Sunday morning. We meet once a year to set the …
SOMETIMES I WONDER if the only thing that makes someone a Christian is that they believe there’s a Jesus out their somewhere. They don’t act like him. They don’t seem to follow his teachings. And their general demeanor hints that they suffer …
Judah got his daughter-in-law pregnant accidentally. He’s the father of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. But he became the father of twins because he didn’t recognize his daughter-in-law. “He thought she was a prostitute” …
WHAT’S NOT NEWS is that someone found evidence of Jewish King Hezekiah (reigned about 715-687 BC). What’s new is that this evidence probably wasn’t faked. That’s always a worry. Evidence shows up in the hands of some shepherd or antiquities dealer. …
DIFFICULT PEOPLE MESS WITH US. We get fed up. Sometimes angry. Even clinically depressed if it goes on too long. What’s a Christian to do? As a general rule, I recommend ignoring the advice of well-meaning friends who try to impose their life …
Genesis says God made “two great lights” (1:16 NLT). One theory about why the writer didn’t simply say the sun and moon is because many people considered them gods. The Hebrew word for each—Shamash (sun), Yarikh (moon)—were names of gods. A Visual …
