Posts with the tag “evolution”

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

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

Cain was intimate with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Genesis 4:17 Genesis 4:17-26 Our reading today brings up a slew of questions like, who did Cain marry? Was it his sister? I thought you couldn't do that? Are we all descendants of Adam and Eve?I'm just going to concede my time to the video below to discuss that a few other things.  Today, take time to reflect on the implic...  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