Hebrews 11 is a perfect description of faith, but faith is something that you have to grow into--it's personal. Since faith comes from experience and wisdom, I asked my grandfather to join me in discussing this important Fruit of the Spirit. About my grandfather: My grandfather is a retired musician and a minister in the United Methodist Church. He serves as a chaplain in various organizations and preaches from time to time. Read more »

Just because things aren't perfect on Earth, doesn't mean God doesn't exist. It doesn't mean He doesn't love us, and it doesn't mean He isn't watching out for us. Introduction Tuesday, I was all in my feelings about the mistrial in the Michael Slager case . I tried to make myself remember that only one of the twelve jurors seemed to think it was OK to shoot a fleeing man in the back, not once, but multiple times (side n… Read more »

Abel was the first victim of murder and the second son of Adam of Eve. We don't know much about him, but we know he gave his best to God. If that's all anyone can say about me when I'm gone, I would think it's perfect. Abel was the first martyr. Introduction Abel was the younger brother of Cain and Adam and Eve's youngest son when he died. Abel was herdsman who tended flocks of sheep. He gives the better offerring to God, for w… Read more »

A review of the descendants of Adam leading to Noah, as well as the story of the first murder. Starting in the end of Genesis 4  and concluding at the end of Genesis 5 , the lineage of Adam and Eve is traced to Noah. One of the major concerns in the Old Testament is tracing the lineage of God's people. Whether it's to establish that all people come from Adam and Eve, the fulfillment of God's promis… Read more »

Genesis 4 covers the first murder in human history—the cause and the consequences.  Some time after Adam and Eve are expelled from the Garden of Eden, they give birth to Cain and Abel. We are told that Cain becomes a tiller of the ground (or a farmer) and Abel a keeper of the flock (or a shepherd). Most of Genesis 4 centers on these two brothers. 1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have g… Read more »

Adam is both the first human and the first man to walk on Earth. God's creation of him is revealed in Genesis 1 and 2. The story of his life spans from the beginning of Genesis through Genesis 5. Adam marries Eve , and fathers at least three sons: Cain , Abel , and Seth . We all descend from him. Introduction Adam is both the first human and the first man to be created by God. His creation is told in Genesis 1 and 2 and the story of his life spans… Read more »