Posts with the tag “creation”

The flocks bred in front of the branches and bore streaked, speckled, and spotted young.Genesis 30:39 Genesis 28-30 What if I told you that Charles Darwin was not the first to come up with the Evolutionary Theory?As we take a moment today and return our focus to the defense of the Bible as Trustworthy, consider this story from Genesis 30.Jacob then took branches of fresh poplar, almond, and plane ...  Read More

Seven days later the floodwaters came on the earth.Genesis 7:10 Genesis 7 Today we are going back into time. This might be hard to imagine, but take a moment and think about this. You’ve been building an ark for 120 years and today is the day you’ve been preparing for. Are you excited, nervous, anxious, relieved? Up until this point, I’m sure Noah received his fair share of taunting from the wicke...  Read More

So Methuselah’s life lasted 969 years; then he died.Genesis 5:27 Genesis 5 969 years.If you were Methuselah's age, here is a small sampling of what you would have witnessed in your lifetime11th Century: The Norman Conquest of England and the start of the Crusades.12th Century: The flourishing of Gothic architecture and the Magna Carta.13th Century: The Mongol Empire's vast expansion across Eurasia...  Read More

The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit from the trees in the garden. But about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God said, ‘You must not eat it or touch it, or you will die.’”Genesis 3:2-3 Genesis 3 As a parent, I know that the best way to ensure my kids don't do the wrong thing is to make sure the wrong thing isn't an option.If I don't want them to eat a lot of cand...  Read More

Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.Genesis 2:7 Genesis 2 Have you ever wondered why humans are so unique? Among the animal kingdom, humanity distinguishes itself from the rest. Yes, we too are mammals who give live birth, are warm blooded and produce milk for our young, but it's clear...  Read More

'In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. , Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he...  Read More