“Feelings are feelings, they’re neither right nor wrong, it’s what you do with them that counts.” How often have you heard this kind of sentiment? (And interestingly, it is a sentiment!). You’re probably as likely to hear it in church as anywhere else these days. Even Christians will say we should only put acts of […]
There are three prominent prepositions used about Adam and Eve in Genesis 2. For, From, and To. She is for him. From him. Then brought to him. Which means the whole thing is heading towards a fourth preposition. And I’m afraid I can’t avoid all the connotations of this next word, but let’s hold our […]
Work to live or live to work? We know how we should answer that question. The testimony of our lives is probably another matter. But let’s ask the question of God – because I reckon our unspoken assumption is that, basically, God lives to work. You see, for many people “Creator” is God’s most basic […]
A good God makes a good world. Perhaps that should be the banner over Genesis chapter 1. There’s no regrets here. God doesn’t say “It’s not quite what I’d imagined. It was better in rehearsals. I’ve kept the receipts in case you want to exchange it.” No, Genesis 1:28 – “Behold! It’s very good” … […]
On day 4 we’ve hit a milestone. Here’s the first of many King James phrases that have become swear words! “Be fruitful and multiply.” It’s God’s way of saying… well… let’s stick to the way God says it: “Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:28) It’s a phrase that actually gives us a window onto: the […]
Picture God-like-ness. How does it look? What is it like? Well Genesis 1:26 speaks of ‘the image of God’ and it’s one of the most discussed verses in all the bible: “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion…” What exactly is the image of […]
