The oceans, filled with all kinds of exotic and intriguing lifeforms — For as long as history records, these vast bodies of water have captivated human imagination, including the writers of ancient myths and legends. But despite all its wonder, the ocean in mythology takes …
Read MoreA Wineskin in the Smoke | Sunday Worship, August 16, 2020
Instructions: The words and videos below are meant to be read and played in sequence, together forming one complete worship service. Begin by pressing play on the first video. God Bless! God is ever creating, recreating, moving this universe and those of us in …
Read MoreCreation Turns a Corner | Understanding Genesis Chapter 1 verse 11
Genesis 1:11, the second part of Day 3, marks a critical turning point in creation. Here creation makes a great leap which science alone has difficulty explaining, from inanimate to animate objects. The jump from simple chemical reactions, to life. Creation and Evolution Evolution is the …
Read MoreWAY or way? | Sunday Worship, August 2, 2020
Instructions: The words and videos below are meant to be read and played in sequence, together forming one complete worship service. Begin by pressing play on the first video. God Bless! You may hear people these days talking about “being woke.” Statements like …
Read MorePersistence | Sunday Worship, July 26, 2020
Instructions: The words and videos below are meant to be read and played in sequence, together forming one complete worship service. Begin by pressing play on the first video. God Bless! To be Christian is to commit to a life of trying. Trying to …
Read MoreThe Odd Third Day | Understanding Genesis Chapter 1 verse 10
Up until now, each day in Genesis 1 has culminated with the creation of a single thing. Day 1: light. Day 2: sky. All the days that follow also feature the creation of a single type of thing, except for Day 6. (The creation of …
Read MoreThe War with Chaos | Understanding Genesis Chapter 1 verse 9
In the ancient world, the Sea represented the forces of chaos, disorder, and terror. Travel over water was considered unnatural, even by the sea traveling nations. Boats stayed close to shore, clinging as well as they could to the safety of the land. And from …
Read MoreGenesis and Science | Understanding Genesis Chapter 1 verse 8
Earth’s sky was, science now says, not the second thing to come into existence in this universe. A whole lot of stars, planets, galaxies, comets, asteroids, even other skies above other worlds, proceeded the sky that we look up and see today. And yet, when allowed …
Read MoreFaith and Reason | Understanding Genesis Chapter 1 verse 7
Why is the second thing that God creates here in Genesis 1:7 the Sky? Before sun, moon, and stars, before dry land, God makes something called an Expanse, separating the blue water from the blue above out heads. An Expanse later named “Sky.” Why? The …
Read MoreSeeking the One | Sunday Morning Snapshots
Sunday morning Let us seek the One! The One who gives us Life and Truth Breath and Voice Love and Passion Grace and Security In all things. Sunday morning Let us seek the One! But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and …
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