What does it mean to trust God when His plans conflict with our desires? How do we walk in obedience when our hearts are breaking, when…

The Greek word for “reasoned” is logisamenos and implies a calculated or computed reasoning. Abraham reasoned, but not…

While Abraham’s faith was strong that God would indeed provide an heir, God still had work to do in Sarah’s heart. God…

God had already kept many of His promises to Abraham: he was now wealthy, his name was at last respected, and his…

While in Egypt, Abraham continued his downward spiral. As is so often the case with us, Abraham compounded his problems, getting deeper…

In Canaan, God revealed more of His plan for the Patriarch’s family. Upon Abraham’s arrival in the city of Shechem, God told him…

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…