Genesis chapters 10 and 11 are a turning point in the story of humanity. Chapters 1 to 11 are the wide-angle view of the beginning of the world. Chapters 12 to 50 move the focus to one family chosen by God
BSF 2012-2013: Genesis 10-11:1-9
BSF 2012-2013: Genesis 8:20-9:29
Noah and his family spent more than a year in the ark. When they left the ark, they saw a world that had changed dramatically. After experiencing a year full of God’s grace and mercy, a humble Noah built an
Trick-or-treating with Tinker Bell
This year we thought Avery was old enough to try trick-or-treating. A few days before Halloween, we explained the concept and rehearsed. I stayed in a bedroom with the door closed. Then Avery knocked on the door. When I opened
BSF 2012-2013: Genesis 6-8
What do you think about when you hear the story of Noah and the flood? If you’re like me, you usually focus on Noah, the animals and God. But consider the sin of the people, the flood and being on the
BSF 2012-2013: Genesis 4:25-5:32
For some reason, many of the application questions from the lecture hit me this week. So a lot of this summary is those thought-provoking questions. This lesson focuses on Seth’s lineage of faith. While Cain’s descendants chose their own way and
BSF 2012-2013: Genesis 4:1-24
This week we looked at Adam and Eve’s descendants. One line of descendants followed God and established the life of faith Christians aspire to today. But the other line was selfish, evil and desired only to excel in their human
Pumpkin picking
Today Grandma, Grandpa, Avery and I made our annual trip to the pumpkin patch. This year, we tried a different location, Tuttle Orchards. I liked it better than the place we usually go. The only downside is they don’t have
BSF 2012-2013: Genesis 3
After all of the joy and beauty of the first two chapters of Genesis, Adam and Eve’s sin and disobedience quickly change the direction of the book. But praise God that sin and Satan do not have the final word!
BSF 2012-2013: Genesis 1:26-2:25
I’ll apologize now if my notes are a little messy and convoluted. That’s kind of how my brain has been working today! While the first chapter of Genesis describes how God created everything in the universe, the second chapter focuses
BSF 2012-2013: Genesis 1:1-2:1
This week’s lesson was all about God’s perfect preparation for the arrival of man. This reminded me (and my teaching leader!) about all of the work we go through to prepare for the arrival of a new baby. God created