by afladmin | Mar 19, 2025
By: Deacon Renée Beyea (MDiv) “‘You will not certainly die,’ the serpent said to the woman. ‘For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’” Genesis 3:4-5 When was the last time we thought or said,...
by afladmin | Mar 19, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. W. Ross Blackburn For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil (Genesis 3:5). In the midst of the Garden of Eden there were two trees. One, the pro-life tree, was called the tree of...
by afladmin | Mar 19, 2025
By: The Rev. Craig Stephans As we continue to read through Genesis, we come to the marriage of Jacob to Leah and then Rachel. Jacob loved Rachel, and the seven years working to have her went by quickly. When he awoke the morning after his wedding party, he found that...
by afladmin | Mar 19, 2025
By: Deacon Jim Brandmueller In today’s readings there are constant reminders of teaching, fellowship, and the breaking of the bread. We are all called upon to teach as witnesses of Jesus Christ. We are called to serve as examples in action and in the manner in which...
