Category Archives: Genesis

The man said, “The woman you put here with me— she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” Genesis 3:12 Death entered the world when Eve took that first bite – just as God had said … Continue reading →

“…you will be like God…” Genesis 3:5           Eve was lured away by the temptation to be like God.  Pride.  Nothing new under the sun.  It is the same temptation that lures us in today and persuades us to doubt … Continue reading →

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” Genesis 3:1  “Did God … Continue reading →

The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Genesis 2:18 God created the rest of the world and then saved man, the crown of His creation, … Continue reading →

And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you … Continue reading →

The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. Genesis 2:15 One of mankind’s first assignments was to care for the creation. Stewardship of the earth is … Continue reading →

“And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.”  Genesis 2:3 School children love snow days. Moms and Dads love vacation days.  Everybody loves … Continue reading →

Sorry for the unplanned “sabbatical.”  The transfer of my blog administration from Feedburner to Mail Chimp exceeded my techno skills.  Of course, my eldest son was able to do in about five minutes what I had labored over for weeks.  … Continue reading →

“God saw all that he had made, and it was very good…”  Genesis 1:31a My oldest son is a man of few words.  From the time he was a little boy, the mono-syllabic response I received to questions such as, … Continue reading →

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Genesis 1:1-2 Before God began … Continue reading →