November 2023

I don’t pretend to know everything that happens in the Bible. In fact, I don’t pretend to know most things that happen in the Bible. I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on most of it, but there are always points popping up that remind me of how little I actually know. That’s […]

It’s hard to know what was going on in Cain’s brain when he decided to murder Abel. Obviously, there was some jealously going on (older brother to younger brother). Probably some shame in the fact that his sacrifice wasn’t accepted, but Abel’s was.  If I were to guess, I would say there’s probably a bit

I have two brothers, both older than me. Both of them — to varying intensity — beat on me repeatedly when we were growing up. (I tried doing the same to them but if you saw a picture of me at 12, you would understand why it wasn’t always successful. Probably still isn’t). This verse

I can’t remember how long ago it was, but it’s been several years since someone first pointed out to me what Satan actually said in Genesis 3:1. For some reason, I was always under the assumption that Satan just came after Eve with both barrels, tempting her to sin right away by just telling her

Before you take two steps into Scripture, God draws an enormous line in the sand: “In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the earth.” Do you believe that?  It says a lot about your willingness to adapt your worldview to what God says in those first ten words. You either believe that God created