The very beginning of the Bible opens with God creating the world. One aspect that is worth noting is how God evaluates his own work: "And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good [....]" (Genesis 1:3-4a NIV) And…
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ReFrame Adventist Worship pt. 1: Intro
ReFrame Adventist Worship pt. 1: Intro In Genesis chapter 3, the story of Adam and Eve takes a dramatic and tragic turn for the worse. Faced with a sinister temptation to take of the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve gave up on God's explicit definition of right and…
Purpose & Promises
The book of Kings in the Hebrew Bible is really long. It’s split into two books in our Bibles today because it wouldn’t fit on just one scroll. When you read it, it’s just a bunch of kings doing king stuff - taking power, fighting battles, solving…
Your Best Life
Your teenage years and young adulthood are full of lots of overwhelming choices. How do you know you’re making the right moves? Who do I want my friends to be? Who should I date, or even marry? What career should I pursue? Where should I live? What religion, if…
Sacred Text - Reading Scripture as a Discipline
In our last video on spiritual disciplines, we talked about using scripture as a resource for praying - reciting the poems and Psalms and prayers contained in the Bible. The words of scripture are meant to be lived and experienced - to bring us into the presence of God and…