Monthly Archives: January 2010

Genesis 15 Watch the pattern here, then experience the power. God’s Promise Comes 1st: God says to Abram, “I will be your reward.”  Abram took no treasure for rescuing his nephew Lot.  God now invites Abram to look past stuff … Continue reading →

Matthew 6:28-34, Colossians 3:17 We make a false distinction between Christian behavior and regular behavior, as if some things were “holy” and some were not. First off, why would Christians do anything that is unholy anyway? Lots of reasons, but … Continue reading →

Colossians 3 We are given new clothes in Genesis 3.  Paul tells us how to get dressed in them in Colossians 3. First, get undressed with what we have on: our sinful inclination, bodily desire, unholiness, emotional longing, and greed.  … Continue reading →

Proverbs 6:16-19, 10:4, 11:1 Jesus would never stay employed today.  His values are WAY too different. Take Proverbs 6.  God dislikes people who think the world owes them, liars (known as advertisers), people who get wealth on the suffering of … Continue reading →

Ex. 20:4-6, Ezek. 18:19-20, John 9:1-7 So, just how long will God punish us and our children for our sin? DEVELOPMENTAL IDEA:  4,000 years ago (Exodus), people were told God would punish children, so parents better behave!  3,000 years ago, … Continue reading →

Genesis 3 Sin is what the devil makes me do.  Sin is disobedience to God.  Sin is something that makes God angry.  Sin is whatever harms my life.  All these miss the point. Sin is, first and foremost, inclination.  As … Continue reading →

Kings 19:9-18 Elijah spoke from God and for God, until he had to run away from the king to save his life!  Then, he asked what we ask, “How does God communicate with us?” The words read as though God … Continue reading →

Psalm 139 From your first cell division, God has His Fatherly hands on you.  In the depths of your pain, at the high points of your life, God was there.  As nothing in your life could happen without the air … Continue reading →

John 1:1-5 These words have shaped millions of lives, started millions of arguments, led to millions of misunderstandings.  They have power, so there must be SOMETHING to them.  They are true, in both a factual and poetic sense.  Take the … Continue reading →

Genesis 1-2:3 This 1st story (yes, there are 2!), speaks about two main things, so far as its first hearers were concerned:  God’s loving care, and home. I think this reads more like a poem than an instruction manual.  As … Continue reading →