In Genesis 3, the woman in the garden was deceived.¹ The choice she made was intentional, but she reached her (wrong) conclusions because she never realized she was on the path of deception. Unfortunately, we are all at risk in this area. Whether the message is about the Bible, current political or social issues...
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Twin Attacks
The serpent met the woman in the garden, near a tree. And he leveled twin attacks at her that still reverberate, even now. Attack #1 – God isn’t trustworthy Genesis 3:1 says, “He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” It doesn’t really...
Birthday
Today is my daughter’s birthday. She is eight. And as I thought about what to write about engaging Genesis today, I got to thinking about Meg. I can remember many, many details of the day leading up to her birth. The ‘practice’ contractions that kept me up all night, then stopped at 6 a.m....
Connection
This is a Write 31 Days post. Engaging Genesis must absolutely start at the beginning. Verse 1: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” In the first two chapters, God reveals fundamental things about himself, the world, and our place in it. First Things First Sadly, even though I’ve taught the...
Patterns
This is a Write 31 Days Post When we study the Bible, it’s helpful to have a sense of the overall patterns in each book that we read. These patterns work like a map, helping us to see how everything in the book relates as well as helping us navigate through each book. In the...