Even Jesus got discouraged when the disciples didn’t get it. “Do you not yet understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes and not see, ears and not hear?” And Noah saw God throw up the divine hands at how creation turned out. God “regretted that he had made man on the… Read More »

Cain’s question to God, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” is a perennial one. Jesus had to deal with it as well when his blood relatives wanted to make a claim on him. His answer was expansive — everyone out there can be a brother and sister and mother to me, he said. The challenge that… Read More »

A book written by Norman Vincent Peale entitled The Power of Positive Thinking has sold more than five million copies. The Mayo clinic has found that some studies show that positive thinking is associated with many health benefits. Diana is working at her school on a play, Spamalot, which has as its theme song: “Always look… Read More »

When God confronted Adam and Eve after their disobedience they tried to shift the blame. “The man replied, ‘The woman whom you put here with me she gave me fruit from the tree, and so I ate it.’” Eve blamed the snake. And if the snake had any fingers to point at someone else no doubt… Read More »

In one sense we can blame God for the temptation of Eve. God made our hearts “restless” as St. Augustine put it. So even though she seemed to have everything — a suitable helpmeet, a garden of delights, and good enough weather to go around naked! — her restless heart asked “is that all there… Read More »

The story of Jesus encountering the Syrophoenician (pagan) woman does not fit our usual image of Jesus “meek and mild.” He seems to contemporary eyes rather unfeeling. This scene proves the Biblical truth that Jesus was “like us in all things but sin.” He was tired. He was on vacation. He just wanted to be… Read More »

The second chapter of the Book of Genesis contains a creation account describing God as very intimate, very involved in creation. That same kind of closeness characterizes the relationship of humanity with creation. We are told “God then took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden, to cultivate and care for it.”… Read More »

For the next two weeks the readings are taken from the first eleven chapters of the Book of Genesis. The Bible begins with the story (actually two stories) of creation. You might join the 300,000+ people who attend the Creation Museum in Kentucky. It is dedicated the demonstrating that everything was created about 6,000 years… Read More »

Did you ever notice that in the first chapter of the Book of Genesis that God does not create the water? “A mighty wind swept over the waters” in the beginning according to Genesis 1:1. On the second day God created “a dome in the middle of the waters, to separate one body of water… Read More »

When you go for a job interview what do you talk about?   Your qualifications, your accomplishments, your abilities — all the things you can do which would make a positive contribution to the company.  When you enroll in school what do they ask for?  Your academic achievements, your past performance, your potential for future success… Read More »