The Word of God places the responsibility of the Earth in our hands, so why don't churches talk about environmental issues? Why aren't we mobilizing against the pollution of our planet the way we mobilize against other issues? Read more »

This past week, a friend sent me a sermon to listen to. I appreciate sermons that cause me to think from a new angle and this one did exactly this. I'm going to link the sermon at the end of the post so you can enjoy it for yourself. [1] One of the main points the pastor made is that God always uses male, female, and their relationship to represent Christ and the church. I've talked about that on the blog many times, and … Read more »

Introduction Photocredit: FreeImages.com/Blend Images Why not start at the beginning? Adam and Eve, along with their relationship, form the basis of how people view men and women today. The modern concept of Adam and Eve creates so much discord, from the treatment of women to race, even to the topic of gender identity. I've seen so many ideas and doctrines derived from said ideas that I can't keep track of them all! Nevertheless… Read more »

Genesis 1 and 2 reveal how God created us and our world. Possibly the most well known chpaters in the Bible, there are also lots of questions, interpretations, and controversies tied to this text as well. Timeline of Creation Genesis 1  gives the timeline of events. Repetitive in structure, each set of verses tell us what God said, what was created by his command, His blessing and approval of the creation, and what day it was. Moses tells us that i… 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 »

T his week, I started to do a post showing the similarities and dissimilarities of various religions (much like I did in the last post for Christian Denominations ). However, I came across this interesting video and decided to share it instead. The comparison of religions post is  coming, though! The above video is from BBC Horizon's An Experiment to Save the World. The researcher in the video is Dr. Seth Putterman who is a professor in the phys… Read more »