Now the earth was formless and empty
In the beginning. Or maybe shortly after the beginning. Either way, at some point, the earth was formless and empty. What does that mean? Was it the beginning or not? Is there any significance to formless and empty? ...
What if God answers when we ask what He’s waiting for?
We ask God for something. Over and over. We wonder what He's waiting for. But what if God answers? Finally! Will we notice? Will we like the answer? ...
Creation from nothing? Earth was formless …
The earth was formless, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. I think my title summarized the second verse of Genesis pretty well. My software to analyze my chances of ranking well of Google didn't like it at all ...
What’s Missing in Your Life?
What's Missing in Your Life? I imagine that's a question many people ask. More than once. But how often do we give ourselves a good answer? ...
In the beginning, but which beginning?
Lots of people recognize the words, In the beginning, as the first three words in the Bible. Or, more properly, as the first three words in the Torah. But how many people ask, which beginning? ...
Can we really ask – God where are you?
Can we really ask - God where are you? Not only can we ask, someone already did. Some from a long time ago. We even have God's answer ...
In the beginning God created … (what? when?)
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. We kind of know what the earth is. But what is/are the heavens? And was the beginning really "The Beginning?" Or was it the beginning of something, rather than the beginning of everything? ...
Did God really create everything in six 24-hour days?
Did God really create everything in six 24-hour days? Is it seven days of creation or seven creation days? Is that wordplay? Or is there really a difference? The two are not at all the same. And they make a huge difference in whether or not the so-called seven days ...
Psalm 31 – Let their lying lips be silenced
Let their lying lips be silenced. Yes, it's a line in Psalm 31. And David had his reason for writing it. These days, almost anything anyone says could be the target of that thought. There was a time when truth meant something. Not, it has almost no real meaning. Similarly, ...
Does my undetectable cancer test really mean God is good?
When something positive happens, some Christians have a tendency to respond with "God is good". I got some of these replies after texting about the results of my first blood test after radiation treatment for cancer. I don't mean to knock the thought. But I often wonder, what would the ...
