There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces. — Proverbs 30:24, 28 The littlest spider grasped her thread in her hands and spun her web between the branches of a tree. She wove the thread back […]
“A fickle-minded man, whose thoughts were all astray because of his conception of time past, might wonder why you, who are God almighty, Creator of all, Sustainer of all, and Maker of heaven and earth, should have been idle and allowed countless ages to elapse before you finally undertook the vast work of creation. My […]
This article is an adaptation of a speech given on August 17, 2016, at the Young Adults Retreat held at Lake Okoboji, IA. Psalm 8:3–4: “When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the […]
God has many attributes which are unobtainable by any man. God is a God who is high above us all, and none is like unto Him. We as Christians can look at the simplest things and see God’s handiwork. The creation is a beautiful thing that only God could have created. A person can look […]
If Satan can get us to doubt one portion of God’s word, he will have a much easier time planting seeds of doubt concerning other sections of Scripture. If he can get us to doubt the creation account on the basis of science falsely so-called, what is to keep us from doubting the resurrection account? […]
There are several reasons why we need to understand Genesis 1, and how to defend 24-hour creation. First, Genesis 1 begins with “in the beginning.” This is the beginning of God’s sovereign plan of salvation which he would work through his son for his people. Secondly, it is likely that we will be exposed to a creation heresy, […]
Day 1 In the beginning the Triune God Created earth and the heavenly height. He formed the light, He formed the darkness, And divided them into day and night. Day 2 On the earth He divided the waters above From the waters that were below; Between them He set forth the firmament Away from the […]
Rain fell softly against the window. Droplets started to drip into one another, making patterns of tiny, crooked rivers on the glass. “Katie, have you finished your homework?” Katie jumped at her mother’s voice and turned away from the windowpane. No, she wasn’t finished. She had a lot to do. A rumble of thunder echoed […]
We made the decision to try some hiking in Northern Minnesota. After asking if there were any trails around in the area, the only two mentioned were about an hour away on gravel roads. Of the two suggested we decided to try climbing Eagle Mount, which is the highest point in Minnesota. “A mountain in […]
Last summer we had the privilege of taking a family vacation to the Lake Superior area in northern Minnesota. On the second day of our vacation a local businessman recommended Sawbill Lake, which was a little ways north and west from where we were staying. He had our boys especially interested with his wonderful fishing […]