On the second day God separated the waters and created the sky. It requires a little imagination to try to figure out what these verses mean. We may still not get it exactly right, but that’s OK too. God didn’t give us these verses to burden or confuse us, they were intended to give us understanding. I’m left with these questions: Did God take just enough of the water mass to make the earth, leaving the rest to make everything
The First Day “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” At first glance this seems like an introductory statement to the creation story, but the book of Genesis continues to describe this initial stage of creation. Everything was darkness and void, and God’s spirit hovered over the waters. We tend to jump past these first two verses and say that light was the first thing God created. But before he created the light he created the deep water mass
Three grieving but faithful women approached the tomb on the first day of the week. As they neared the tomb they began to discuss how they might be able to roll the heavy stone away from the entrance to the tomb so they could put the herbs and spices they had carried on Jesus’ body to preserve it. Can you smell the herbs? Did the women hear the birds singing, or were they too deep in their grief to notice?
How is it that we remember Jesus’ death on a cross as Good Friday? Many children ask this question every year. I remember wondering about it as well. Jesus was betrayed by one of his twelve closest friends, and the rest of them deserted him when he was arrested. He was crucified because the chief priests were jealous of him. He was ridiculed and spit upon, and whipped with spiked straps designed to rip his skin open. Everything about the crucifixion
The scene is the last supper Jesus eats with his disciples. Jesus got up from the meal, removed his outer garment and wrapped a towel around his waist. He poured water into a basin and began washing the disciples feet. In Bible times the average person wore sandals or went barefoot. The roads were dusty and feet were generally pretty dirty. Often a servant would be assigned footwashing duty if a man were to invite guests over for a meal. Prior
