Tag Archives: genesis

A Lot of Trouble

Posted on March 25, 2017 by robpetkau

Aside from Jesus, which biblical character do you think of when you hear the word ‘obedient’? Plenty of names probably come to mind, but I’m fairly certain that near the top of this list for most people is an Old … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Faith, Family, Gratitude, Old Testament, Relationship, Torah | Tagged 19, abraham, ammon, ammonites, brick testament, canaan, daniel kirk, dividing the land, father Abraham, genesis, genesis 14, genesis 15, genesis 1:3, gomorrah, harran, Isaac, Jehoash, Jordan, lectiocast, lot, lot and his daughters, lot in the cave, lot went with him, lot’s daughters, lot’s wife, Mesopotamia, moab, moabites, moses, moses strikes the rock, Mount Moriah, obedient, old testament, partial obedience, peter paul rubens, pillar of salt, saul, saul defeats the Amalekites, sodom, Sodom and Gomorrah, strike the ground | 4 Comments

The G-Word, Part 3: Horticultural Fisherman

Posted on August 28, 2016 by robpetkau

The G-Word occurs most often in Genesis, but 12 of the 13 times ‘garden’ is used in that book, the text is referring to Eden. After Genesis, the two books that use the G-Word the most are Song of Songs and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christian Walk, Evangelism, Faith, Family, God, Grace, Relationship, Words, Worship, Writing | Tagged 1 john 4:8, eden, empty tomb, fruit, galatians 5:22-23, garden, gardening, genesis, gethesemane, god is love, gospel of john, john 15:1, john 15:1-6, joseph of arimathea, mary magdalene, prunes, rabboni, song of songs, thrown into the fire and burned, true vine | Leave a comment

The T-Word, Part 3: Father Abraham

Posted on August 30, 2014 by robpetkau

Yesterday, we talked about the Book of Job, which teaches us that we’re supposed to trust God regardless of circumstances. But when it comes to the way this story discusses Job’s children, that is a difficult test. The testing of Abraham disturbs … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christian Walk, Faith, Fatherhood, Fear, God, Imagination, Insight, Mercy of God, Old Testament, Omnipresence, Relationship, Substitution, Torah, Words, Writing | Tagged abraham, bible minseries, book of job, death of Abraham, death of Rebekah, estrangement, fail, genesis, genesis 22, genesis 22:19, genesis 25:11, Isaac, Isaac Washington, kent dobson, Love Boat, loveboat, mars hill bible church, Moriah, Mount Moriah, pass, punishment, reward, sacrifice of Isaac by Caravaggio, Test, testing | 4 Comments

The Word ‘Word’

Posted on January 19, 2014 by robpetkau

Last week, we touched on the fact that the Gospel of John and the Book of Genesis both open with the words ‘In the beginning’. Today, we’re going to go a little further and look at something intriguing. Three words … Continue reading →

Posted in God, Saturday Night Live, The Trinity, Words, Writing | Tagged deep thoughts, enchiladas, genesis, gospel, instruction, invitation, jack handey, james 2:26, john 1, micah 6:8, name of god, names of god, nicene creed, nicknames of jesus, norm peterson, the voice translation, voice, word | 4 Comments

God is Master

Posted on March 27, 2013 by robpetkau

The other day, I was in a hurry to get someplace in my car, so I stomped on the gas pedal to get there a few seconds earlier. And then it occurred to me that I don’t need to break … Continue reading →

Posted in 40 Simple Truths, God, Lent, Love, Mercy of God, Sacrifice, Uncategorized | Tagged dumbledore, felix felicis, friend, genesis, god, harry potter, laws, laws of nature, master, mastery, mentor, partner, slave, space, subject, time, vassal | 3 Comments

God is Unchanging

Posted on March 15, 2013 by robpetkau

Even as I write the title above, I struggle to decide if I really believe it. God is unchanging? How can that be? Oh, it says He’s so quite clearly in the Bible: “I the Lord do not change. So you, … Continue reading →

Posted in 40 Simple Truths, Bible, God, Kindness, Lent, Mercy of God, New Testament, Old Testament, Torah, Wrath of God | Tagged everlasting, flood, genesis, gomorrah, gospels, immutable, isaiah, james, legalism, malachi, noah, sodom, unchanging | 2 Comments