Bible study
The Ground Beneath the Promise
A new trail through Samaria invites walkers to stand where Scripture was first spoken, and to ask what it means to follow a promise on foot.
genesis
12 pieces
Bible study
When Hatred Wears the Language of Faith
A study on the image of God in every person, prompted by a report on a movement that dresses old prejudice in Christian words.
An Old Man and Full of Years
Abraham dies at a hundred and seventy-five, and his two estranged sons bury him together.
Here I Am
Abraham answers God with two words, and then answers his son with the same two words on the way up the mountain.
Family
Teaching Your Household the Way of the Lord
God chose Abraham so that he would direct his children and household after him, and that job description has not changed.
God Has Brought Me Laughter
The laugh of disbelief in Genesis 18 becomes a laugh of joy in Genesis 21, and Sarah wants everyone to join in.
Is Anything Too Hard for the Lord
Sarah laughs behind the tent flap, and God answers her laughter with a question that has no good answer except no.
Walk Before Me
At ninety-nine, Abram receives a new name and a command that is really an invitation.
Counted as Righteousness
One sentence in Genesis 15 became the hinge on which the New Testament explains how anyone is made right with God.
Devotional
The Altar in an Unfinished Country
Abram arrives in Canaan, finds it occupied, and builds an altar anyway.
Leaving Before You Know Where
The call of Abram begins with a command to go and a promise that does not yet come with a map.
