Monthly Archives: October 2009

Day one, as we studied, God created time.  Day two God creates the sources of weather.  Day three God creates the foundation of agriculture.  God’s foundation and control of the world is typically broken down into these three areas.  Genesis … Continue reading →

The focus of verses one through five is the creation of time.  The first day is created by creating seperate periods of light and darkness.  There can not be evening and morning without this.  The existence of an earth with … Continue reading →

There is so much in Genesis 1 that it is important to read the whole thing before looking at the details.  The chapter does not read like the ancient myths that were generated in the Ancient Near East.  The story … Continue reading →

Find a Study Bible or Commentary and read the introduction to the book of Genesis.  I know I get a little sweaty-palmed when I come to Genesis.  All those famous long-lived people, Noah and the Ark, and six literal days … Continue reading →

I am looking back over The Chapel’s Joyride series.  We have now finished the four week devotions from Sixteen:Nine, the church magazine.  What have we learned?  Have you checked out Scott Chapman’s website http://www.scottchapman.org or The Chapel’s website http://www.chapel.org ?I … Continue reading →

Why go to church?Why do people stop going to church?  I have struggled with church attendance for a number of reasons.  The first was boredom.  I knew that God was not boring, but my little Brethren church in England used … Continue reading →

Why go to church?Why do people stop going to church?  I have struggled with church attendance for a number of reasons.  The first was boredom.  I knew that God was not boring, but my little Brethren church in England used … Continue reading →

I reread Philippians 2.  I also attended The Chapel.  Scott preached the final sermon on Joy and next week we will be hearing a series from church history.  Scott’s website is http://www.ScottChapman.org

Today I read Philippians 1 again.  For questions on this chapter scroll to the apprpriate page.

I have been crushed by student evaluations before.  I have also been uplifted by the encouraging things that they have written.  What people think of us and say about us is frequently important to us.  Paul forms a bridge with … Continue reading →