When I Consider Your Heavens – Psalm 8:3-4
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers . . . what is mankind that you are mindful of them?
Creation
God, a Riverbank, and a Huckleberry Bush
What does a huckleberry bush have to teach us about the majesty of God? Lessons from sitting on the river bank thinking about God.
Why Did God Create the Heaven and Earth?
Why did God create the universe, and us? It is not possible for humanity to fully understand God’s reasons. But I believe grace is at the heart of it.
Understanding the Creation Story in Genesis 1?
As modern day readers, how should we understand the creation story in Genesis 1. Is it a literal and factual history, a myth, or somewhere in between?
The Heavens Declare the Glory of God – Psalms 19:1-6
I love being out in the creation. And when I am, the words of this psalm are often on my lips. The heavens. and all of creation, declare the glory of God.
Groanings, Part 1 – The Whole Creation – Romans 8:19-22
At Christ’s return, when he comes for his chosen ones, the whole creation itself will be transformed and renewed. The groanings of the creation now are compared to childbirth. It will come to an end when God’s children are fully revealed. Until then, it suffers in anticipation.
Without Excuse – Romans 1:18-20
The creation itself bears witness to God’s power and majesty. And so men are without excuse when they make up their own gods, or deny the one true God.
The Doctrine of the Work of God
What is the work of God? It involves creation as well as providence, the sustaining and governance of his creation, whether direct or indirect.
What I Believe . . . Creation and Providence
Creation and providence: I believe that God is the creator of all that is. And that by his providence he preserves and directs the affairs of this world.
I Believe In a Creator
I believe that the universe we live in was created: that there is a creator. While I cannot prove that to anyone, it does make more sense to me than any alternative I have heard of, and I suspect that I have heard of most of them, especially those put forward from the scientific community.