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  • Genesis 2: Begin Again

    In the second chapter of Genesis, God rests on the seventh day. God declares the seventh day holy, which means set apart, because it is the day he rested from his labor. Taking a break from work is part of the rhythm of life from the beginning. Then the story rewinds. The writer describes an…

  • Genesis 1: 1-13: Beginnings

    The book of Genesis, meaning beginning, starts with God creating our world. It says the Earth was formless and empty and the spirit hovered over the face of the waters. God said, let there be light, and there was light.  While Genesis starts our modern Bible, chronologically the oldest book, Job, references the foundation of…

  • H-A-double P-I-N-E-double S

    Our women’s study is going through the “Every Thought Captive” book by Kyle Idleman. This week we are reading about the pleasure fallacy where people pursue things that make them feel good, only to find themselves worse off. He’s right, in an attempt to make ourselves feel better we binge eat, binge watch, and binge…

  • John 20: Alive

    Foreword: Between John chapter 19 and 20 is a missing day. Nothing happens on Saturday. It must have been the longest, saddest day for the disciples of Jesus who left their homes and their jobs and their families to follow him. The man who healed the sick and raised the dead, fed the masses, saw…

  • John 17: The Last Prayer

    Jesus ends the last supper with a prayer. Now is the time for Jesus to be glorified for the glory of God. He is giving eternal life to all who know him. This is significant because eternal life was withdrawn from humans when they were expelled from Eden for eating the forbidden fruit. Jesus not…

  • John 15: Fruitful Life

    Jesus tells his followers that he is the true vine. Using another botanical metaphor, he talks about how the vine dresser removes unyielding vines and prunes the producers in order to bear more fruit. Jesus calls himself the vine and the disciples his branches. They need to stay connected to their source of life. As…

  • Jesus, the Mark Version 

    Today I read the book of Mark. There is no Christmas story in the book of Mark. We just jump straight to cousin John carrying on out in the desert. He’s loud, he’s weird and giving everybody a dunk in river. He’s addressing sins and calling out everyone on their BS. Jesus shows up and…