Abraham, the Bible tells us, spent much of his life traveling. After he was called by God to leave his native land, Abraham simply moved…

Because of a devastating fire that had swept through the area, our first visit to Yellowstone National Park was tarnished…

The story of Noah is a story of God’s grace. God sent the flood because He “saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that…

The Hebrew Christians lived in a culture similar to Noah’s, as do we. As a result, we are all under tremendous pressure to…

The flood didn’t come the day Noah finished the ark. After decades of preparation, there was still waiting. In fact, after…

Noah’s name may bring to mind animals two by two and bright rainbows, but we must not let the Sunday School version of his…

The details of Enoch’s life are sketchy, perhaps intentionally so. He was a preacher, husband, and father, whose daily life was…

Enoch’s life is a stunning interruption in a chapter filled with death. In Genesis 5, we read eight times, “and he died,” a drumbeat…

Last week, we heard from Abel, in keeping with the promise of God that though he is dead, Abel still speaks. Genesis 4:1–16 describes Abel’s broken…

As we wrap up this week’s devotions on Abel, let’s take a few minutes to dig a little deeper to drive home Abel’s message from the grave into our…

Abel, though dead, still speaks to our hearts. We knew, after the death of our son, that there was nothing we could do to bring…

What if your circumstances are so awful that all you have to offer God is a broken heart? For months after Mark’s death, all we had to offer God…

Who or what we worship determines how we live. The Ten Commandments spell out very clearly God’s priorities for us. After reminding the…

Cain did not repent of his anger, he did not listen to God. Instead, Cain pretended friendship with Abel. “Cain said to his brother Abel, ‘Let’s…

Cain and Abel, like all of humanity to follow, were the products of sinful parents. Adam and Eve had once been in close fellowship…

God gave our church the gift of thirty-seven–year-old David Saadeh, a man who had an indescribable thirst for intimacy with Christ…

The writer of Hebrews quotes the prophet Habakkuk to remind us that faith is believing in God even when we can neither see nor understand…

Believing God exists and is in control of all things is not enough. Believing God is in control sometimes results in deeper pain unless…

It's easy to respond to the anguished cry of the soul by saying, “just have faith”. But what is faith? If we define faith incorrectly, we will be…

Suffering drives believers to God, but what is it we want from Him? Do we settle for pat, simplistic, theologically correct answers, or do…