Genesis 6:5-22 {Prayer} Imagine for a moment that you are on a small boat. Let’s say it’s comparable to that of a row boat or life boat. You’re sitting in this little boat in the middle of a vast ocean. As far as you can see, you see nothing but water. The waves…
Genesis 4:1-16 {Prayer} When you receive a gift from someone … you can usually tell if the person thought it through or if they just happened to pick up something on the way to the party. You can probably also tell by the wrapping paper. If it’s wrapped neatly with crisp lines, curled…
Genesis 3:14-24 {Prayer} Ever been told by someone not to do something … but then you go ahead and do it anyway? Like, don’t stick your finger in a box fan when the fan is on? Or, don’t hold onto an electric fence? Or, don’t put so much hot sauce on your burrito?…
Genesis 3:1-13 {Prayer} A couple of weeks ago I brought up two masterpieces, “The Night Watch” by Rembrandt and the “La Pieta”, by Michelangelo. Both pieces had been severely damaged and had to undergo major restoration in order to make them look as close as possible to what they originally looked like. And…
1 Kings 19:1-8 {Prayer} For the last three weeks, the dominant theme in the sports world is not how the Chicago Cubs have beaten the St. Louis Cardinals. As great as that has been, the main focus has been overseas on the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. The athletes who participate in…
Genesis 1:26-31 {Prayer} “The Night Watch” is a famous painting done by Rembrandt in 1642. The painting is roughly 12 feet by 14 ½ feet and is famed for transforming a group portrait of a civic guard company into a compelling drama energized by light and shadow. Over the years, this famous…
Genesis 1:1-25 {Prayer} Ever sit back and just soak in the creation around you and be like … “Wow, this is just absolutely amazing?” Whether it’s the fiery or soft tones of a sunrise or sunset, the brightness of the stars shining in the dark night sky, the first steps of a newborn…
{Prayer} It has been an absolute jungle around here this past week. We’ve had vines falling from the hallway ceilings, hippos inwardly digesting Bible verses, alligators swimming around our puppet’s boat, and over a hundred different jungle travelers moving about from Tree-mendous Crafts, Rainforest Recreation, Canopy Café Snacks, Tree-mendous Science, and the Bible…
Psalm 40:11-12; Psalm 100:5 {Prayer} “Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD; may your love and your truth always protect me. For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails within me” Psalm…
Romans 6:1-11 {Prayer} This past Thursday, our nation celebrated her Independence. 248 years ago, on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed. The Declaration of Independence showed the unity of the colonies in wanting to sever all ties with Great Britain and that the United States was her own country. …