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And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden . . . The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 2:8-9 Our family dog loves us intensely but he’s territorial and barks fiercely at strangers. When we have company over, we…
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The LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. Genesis 2:7 It’s not uncommon for my wife to randomly look at me and say, I like you so much better now. I know exactly what she means.…
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And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. Genesis 2:2 I’d been dabbling in opioids for several years before my addiction really took off one winter. Yes I’d abused opioids on and off, but at…
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And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. Genesis 1:31 I’ve loved opioids from my first exposure. I certainly made voluntary choices after that to seek more opioids, but that initial response to the drug wasn’t my choice. I was just born that way. I clearly remember my wife…
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So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 Today’s blog on gender identity is one of those I’d really prefer not to write. I’m almost sure that I’ll offend friends on both sides of the issue. My liberal friends…
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Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” Genesis 1:26 We moved down the road a few weeks ago, soon discovering that our new property has a healthy population of deer. This introduced a new word into our dog’s vocabulary. This is amusing, but I’m annoyed by how many words…
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And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. Genesis 1:11 As marijuana has become less stigmatized, the population that I work with has embraced this cultural shift. Many of my…
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And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:9-10 When in college, I participated…
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God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. Genesis 1:5 I have a question for today’s blog: In the creation story, how much time had passed in the universe by the end of the first day in today’s passage? Many of…
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The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Genesis 1:2-3 As a kid growing up in a conservative Christian environment, I remember rejecting…
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