The Bible says if you’re only born once, you’ll die twice, but if born twice, you can only die once. Interesting! It isn’t so long ago that, when a person died, the church bell would toll for that person, often ringing one time for each year of life. John Donne, writing in 1624, penned the […]
Ever wonder where your family will be a few generations from now? This lesson provides a good case study. I remember my great-grandmother well, a dear godly woman. And although I have seven children, and a host of grandchildren, I haven’t lived long enough to see my great-grandchildren, but, God willing, I hope to. Well, […]
Read More… from February 19, 2021 — Lamech And Enoch: A Study In Contrasts
Is it true that some of the Bible isn’t true? Jesus said the whole world will disappear before one letter proves false. If we believe the Bible’s account, men did not slowly evolve from some common ancestor with the apes, using only crude tools. Instead, the Genesis account tells of Cain’s family building the first […]
Read More… from February 18, 2021 — The Beginning Of Culture
The genealogies in the Bible read like a phone book—all cast and no plot: what are they doing there? As we turn the pages of the Bible, we can’t leave the first family behind, because we’re related! Some say their ancestors came to America on the Mayflower or received a land grant from the king. […]
Isn’t it awkward when atheists use their intelligence to try and prove there’s no intelligence behind the universe? We read in Romans 10:17, “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Genesis is filled with events that take faith to believe—the making of the universe, the creation of humanity, and the judgment […]
There’s only one thing more expensive than forgiving someone—and that’s NOT forgiving them. The subject of forgiveness is so important I want to linger two minutes more on Genesis 4:13, where Cain says, “My iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven.” Listen in as I talk with a man who holds his wife […]
When it comes to our dealings with God, it really IS true: you can run but you can’t hide. God told Cain that He could hear his murdered brother’s blood crying out from the ground for justice. Since then, thousands of criminals have been tracked down by blood evidence. But even if they aren’t caught, […]
Read More… from February 12, 2021 — Are You A Fugitive From Grace?
Atheists like to say they’re as moral as believers, but without God, what is their basis for saying that? In the book of Jude, verse 11, we read about those who follow “in the way of Cain.” What is it? The path of selfish choices that lead people to reject God’s mercy and try it […]
Nothing grows like the root of bitterness, and nothing kills it like a good dose of honesty. The wise king Solomon wrote, “Love is as strong as death, jealousy as cruel as the grave” (Song 8:6). These are the two ruling passions of life. Selfless love, in its rightful place, is the greatest thing in […]