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Haiti Report – Day 3 & 4

Tabitha Sheaver wrote the post for the last two days.  Been a great trip so far.  Keep praying for us.  We are in the middle of a break right now at a place called the Guest House, swimming in their pool.  A refreshing time for all of us.  Also, a quick update on Allison.  Thanks […]

Notes from the Sermon – Supra vs. Infra

1. Can you explain how our choices affect God’s election, if at all? i.e. people denying, accepting or forsaking the Gospel? The monergistic view (1-handed salvation, or salvation based solely on God’s choice) believes that when God sets out to have a relationship with a person, then God will make sure that this relationship will […]

Haiti Trip – Day 1 and 2

Today is Wednesday, and it is hot in Haiti.  Our hope is to put a post on the Genesis blog every day or two to give updates, share prayer needs, and let everyone know how things are going.  A recap of our first couple days, which have been an adventure.  Genesis Haiti team arrived at […]

Resources for Suffering

Sermon this past Sunday looked at our response to tragedy and suffering.  Here are some recommended resources if you or someone you know is going through a dark period of life. Glorious Ruin: How Suffering Sets us Free by Tullian Tchividjian – I highly recommend this book, really a good read for anyone, because we […]

6 Pillars of a Christian View on Suffering – From Gospel Coalition

I plan on posting several posts this week on the topic of suffering, hoping to share Scriptures, resources, etc. on the topic.  But wanted to start with a link to a good blogpost from the Gospel Coalition which has thoughts from theologian D. A. Carson on the subject.  The blogpost also has a link to […]