In one verse, powerful prose, the Bible tells us how a loving God made man. It’s a play on words that speaks to a theological truth. “The Lord God formed the man (ha adam) of dust from the ground (ha adama.)” Adam is dust and his name is dust. We come from dust and one … Continue reading Made from Dust
“And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done.” God finished what he started. And he had already said his work was very good. It brings to mind what the people said of Jesus after he had healed a deaf man, commanding his ears to “be opened.” The people were astonished … Continue reading Two thoughts on the 7th Day of Creation
The last day of creation before God rests is the most important day of creation because it is the day God created mankind. But first, God creates animals and all manner of creeping things. God filled the seas and the sky with fishes and birds of all kinds, and now he fills the earth with … Continue reading Created in His Image!
God is the subject of the first sentence of the Bible. The first three words of the first book of the Bible are a profound affirmation of monotheism over polytheism. The children of Israel have been delivered from the land of pantheism and polytheism, Ra the sun god, Heqet the frog-goddess, and many other Egyptian … Continue reading In the Beginning, God
It has been my custom most years to preach a sermon from my journal at the beginning of a new year. I look back at things I wrote in my journal that the Lord taught me during the previous year and today I share four lessons that meant something to me, and perhaps they will … Continue reading 4 Lessons from ‘21
Talk about incredible journeys. A few years ago a woman crossed the Atlantic by herself in a rowboat. When I was a boy a man named Neil Armstrong took “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” as he became the first human to step foot on the moon. Hannibal, the Carthaginian General, … Continue reading What a Christmas Present!
J. Mark Fox 