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Devotion – Proverbs 28

Read all of Proverbs 28, this devotion is based on Proverbs 28:13 As a freshman in high school, I remember reading the famous short story by Edgar Allan Poe called the Tell Tale Heart.  In the story, a man commits a murder, and to cover up his evil, he cuts the body into pieces and […]

The God Who is There

Referenced a book that I am really enjoying in the sermon this morning,  The God who is There written by theologian D. A. Carson.  The basic purpose of the book is to trace the big storyline of the Bible and show how this meta-narrative points us to Jesus.  By doing so Carson demonstrates that God […]

Puritan Family Lessons

The Resurgence posted this blog today on the Puritan’s convictions about family worship and the need for families to see themselves as a little church.  Loved the thoughts here, and saw application to Genesis families.  As a church, our philosophy is that the primary location for training kids is the home, and we are here […]

Devotion – Proverbs 27

Read all of Proberbs 27, focus on Proverbs 27:23-27 How are your flocks doing?  You getting enough goat’s milk?  Are your herds eating up all your front yard grass?  Oh yeah, no goats and sheep at your house, so this passage doesn’t have meaning, right?  This is an interesting passage addressing some of the financial […]

Praising God for His Indignation?!

Been reading through Psalms, and this morning I read David’s prayer that he put to music in Psalm 7.   The Psalm is a cry to God to save him from evil people, recognizing that God is his refuge, his place of safety.  The basis of his hope is God’s wrath, his righteous indignation against sin […]