Blessing – “a public declaration of a favored status with God”* God’s desire to bless humankind is at the core of His Covenant with His people (Gen. 12:2-3). So the idea of blessing – God blessing us, us blessing God, us blessing each other – runs heavy through the scriptures. It is also the purpose […]
Blessing – “a public declaration of a favored status with God”* God’s desire to bless humankind is at the core of His Covenant with His people (Gen. 12:2-3). So the idea of blessing – God blessing us, us blessing God, us blessing each other – runs heavy through the scriptures. It is also the purpose […]
Temptation is the way Satan deals with humankind. From the Garden of Eden in Gen. 3 through the end of this world in Rev. 20, Satan’s purpose is to draw us away from God and he does so through temptations. Today, we read about the Tower of Babel, Abram’s lie to Pharaoh in Egypt, and […]
Temptation is the way Satan deals with humankind. From the Garden of Eden in Gen. 3 through the end of this world in Rev. 20, Satan’s purpose is to draw us away from God and he does so through temptations. Today, we read about the Tower of Babel, Abram’s lie to Pharaoh in Egypt, and […]
An interesting convergence of texts today, with the story of Noah and John the Baptist’s warning to “flee the coming wrath”. This is not an uncommon message for John in his public speaking career. He preached “Repent!” to the crowds that came to see him in the desert where he preached. He preached “Brood of […]