The Natural Role of the Holy Spirit

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters (Genesis 1:1-2). I was thinking … Continue reading »

The Bible’s Bookends

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1). I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away (Revelation 21:1) Several years ago when I began … Continue reading »

National Sin

This whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years. But when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation, the land of the … Continue reading »

Musing On an Uncreated Universe

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In … Continue reading »

Deep Gratitude

We give thanks to you, O God, we give thanks, for your Name is near; men tell of your wonderful deeds. You say, “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge uprightly. When the earth and all its … Continue reading »