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 […]
Four Little Things Upon the Earth (3): The Locusts Tricia Mingerink There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands. — Proverbs 30:24, 27 The littlest locust buzzed along with his swarm of […]
Four Little Things Upon the Earth (2): The Conies Tricia Mingerink There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks. – Prov. 30:24,26 The littlest coney was covered with brown fur, with […]
“The Richest Hill on Earth,” a sign proudly proclaims on the city outskirts of Butte, Montana. This is a bold claim, but the town could back it up for decades. Mining has been the lifeblood for the entirety of Butte’s existence and is the proof behind the claim. The center for Butte’s success is the […]
“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 […]