The First Sabbath: Genesis 2:1-3

The First Sabbath: Genesis 2:1-3

Genesis 2:1-3 Much of life, especially rest, is about three things: relationship, time, and place. Those three components can make or break us. You can recover from a rough day by coming home to safety and family. I have strangely fond memories of trying to put a...
Man In Our Image: Genesis 1:26-31

Man In Our Image: Genesis 1:26-31

Genesis 1:26-31 A few years back, a well-meaning, elderly woman in Borja, Spain noticed that a famous fresco in her church was beginning to fall apart. Elias Martinezโ€™ painting Ecce Homo which is Latin for โ€œBehold, manโ€ was flaking and faded. So, she took a stab at...
Filling the Realms: Genesis 1:14-25

Filling the Realms: Genesis 1:14-25

Genesis 1:14-25 Not long ago I officiated an outdoor wedding for two of my church members. I arrived long before the ceremony and spent some time looking over the venue. Off to the left were rows of empty chairs for the ceremony itself, and off to the right were...
Three Days, Three Realms: Genesis 1:3-13

Three Days, Three Realms: Genesis 1:3-13

Genesis 1:3-13 Space is the most important nothing. We define our spaces by walls and fences, even lines on maps. One of Joseph Beuysโ€™ most famous sculptures was Underpass, a 20-ton beef tallow structure in the shape of the negative space under, as you may have...
To Begin in the Beginning: Genesis 1:1-2

To Begin in the Beginning: Genesis 1:1-2

Genesis 1:1-2 We can divide up information into three categoriesโ€ฆ put them into three boxes, if you will. There are things we know, things we donโ€™t know, and things we donโ€™t know we donโ€™t know. Weโ€™re generally comfortable with the things we know, aside from the lyrics...
The Heart of the Law

The Heart of the Law

The heart of what the law requires is the heart of the man to whom the law is given. The law requires obedience from a heart of love (Is. 29:13; Hos. 6:6; Matt. 15:8; Mark. 12:32-33) And the law of God instructs men how to love God and how to abide in Godโ€™s love...