“So Abram went …” Genesis 12:4 A mark of the men and women of God throughout the scriptures is that they believe God and they obey God. Abram was far from perfect. He lied multiple times about his wife being his sister (which was technically a half-truth, but the purpose was deceit), and he sleeps […]
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The Table of Nations Genesis 10 Many people consider the first 11 chapters to be mythical. From the creation of the world to the tower of Babel, people presuppose that the contents of the Bible must be merely stories. However, Genesis 10 offers a look at the immediate descendents of Noah, and many of the
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“But God remembered …” Genesis 8:1 Chapter 8 of Genesis picks up in the middle of the worldwide flood to destroy all flesh. The event showcases many of God’s characteristics. God’s holiness is made vividly clear. God is perfect. He is set apart from sin and cannot abide by wrongdoing. When the world becomes full
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“The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” Genesis 6:5 People often advise others to follow their hearts. They say to do what feels right and to find their own inner voice. This advice may sound
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“Am I my brother’s keeper?” Genesis 4:9 It does not take much time to see that the consequences of the fall were much worse than merely being kicked out of the garden of Eden. The first known child born on the Earth, Cain, murders the second known child, Abel. The murder takes place shortly after
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“… the breath of life” Genesis 2:7 In the first couple of chapters of Genesis, God creates the universe and everything in it. The climax of this creation occurs when He makes man. God says, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness” (Genesis 1:26). Though we are infinitesimally small relative to the
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It was Good Friday. Dad and I had spent the larger part of the afternoon cleaning up a scrap pile of wood we had next to the goat barn, which is about as fun as it sounds. It was getting later into the evening, so I stepped into the goat barn to give them their
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Every Saturday this spring, summer, and fall we will be having a produce stand out in front of our future farm store. Once the store opens, the produce stand can move inside the building. For now though, we’ll enjoy the fresh air! What’s going to be on this stand? That’s a great question. I am
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Here comes Peter Cottontail hopping down the bunny trail, hippity hoppity Easter’s on its way… and I don’t know about you, but until I did a little research, I had no idea why Peter Cottontail got to be the mascot of a holiday that celebrates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I mean, I
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Sorry for the blogging hiatus. It is time to get back to it. We have a lot of exciting stuff to share about, and I know at least a few of you out there that want to be shared with 🙂 Thank you for your emotional support (whether it is real or only perceived). This one
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