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...
Category: Spiritual Life
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...
Beginnings
This is a Write 31 Days Post. The best place to start when engaging the book of Genesis is the concept of beginnings. Genesis is a book of beginnings. Genesis is fifty chapters long and covers a lot of well-known people and events. But the key to understanding Genesis appears at the very start....
Engaging Genesis
This is a Write 31 Post Engaging Genesis (the book of the Bible, I mean) has turned into a life-theme for me during the last few weeks. Every time I turn around, I’m back in the book of Genesis. The fall sermon series at our church, two different Bible studies, and an editing project...
In-Depth Bible Reading
On the other extreme from devotional Bible reading is in-depth Bible reading. Let’s look at its pros and cons today. Devotional Bible reading is easy. It’s maintainable, and you can fit it into even the worst seasons of life. If devotional Bible reading is all you’ve got time for right now, great. Do that....