Tag Archives: Genesis

In the beginning…What existed before God?

Genesis starts out with “In the beginning”, where modern-day fairy tales start out with “Once upon a time”. What does “In the beginning” mean? What existed, what happened? And how!? As a Christian, creation is an amazing thing to comprehend. Can you imagine the thought of having no family history, no deceased relatives or friends. [...]

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Is it godly to have greatness?

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Authentic Manhood

When I played football and made a great play, I would ask my family if they saw it and ask what they thought about it. I wanted to be recognized for my achievements, or my greatness. When I went to a football camp in high-school that was at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and a defensive coach [...]

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Loving Others – A letter to my daughter

My daughter, I know you are too young to read this, but from time to time I have stuff I want to tell you that I feel will be important for you to know in your life. I plan on writing you a letter quite often and put them together to give you when your [...]

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Defining the Word of God

As a Christian, I constantly hear about the term “Word of God”, but what does that really mean? Sure, it might mean the bible, but isn’t there more to that? What makes a letter from Paul to the Romans a word of God? Wasn’t it written by man? These are some questions that I will [...]

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Why have you forsaken me?

I still can’t get over the fact that Jesus would die for me. I used to have this picture in my head that he simply forgave me of my sins, but Jesus did much more than that. He took on my sins. He quite literally took all my sins onto himself. While on the cross, [...]

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