Genesis 2:4-3:24God created Adam and Eve, who were perfect and without sin.God put Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden to work and keep it, to enjoy the world that He had given them. God told them they can eat fruit from all of the trees in the garden, except one. God commanded, You may surely eat of every tree of the garden,but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat,for in...  Read More

God created humanity in his own image, male and female. He put Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden to work and keep it, to enjoy the world that he’d given them. But he also gave them one restriction: "You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."Genesis 2:16-17 Then the se...  Read More

In the beginning, God was already there. He was perfect and good, full and complete. He didn’t need anything more than what He already had. But this was just the beginning!God created everything in the entire universe—the sun, moon, and stars. The mountains, valleys, and trees. And everything else that flies in the sky, walks on the land, and swims in the sea!But of all of His creation, one thing ...  Read More

Why is there something rather than nothing? Why do we have life? Lungs to breathe, legs to run, and light to see a world filled with beauty. Earthworms crawling in the dirt, bright red poppies mingling in the breeze, planets whirling through companies of stars, and chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Why is all this here? Why is there something rather than nothing? "In the beginning, God created t...  Read More

In the beginning, God was already there. He was perfect and good, full and complete. He didn’t need anything more than what He already had. But this was just the beginning!God created everything in the entire universe—the sun, moon, and stars. The mountains, valleys, and trees. And everything else that flies in the sky, walks on the land, and swims in the sea!But of all of His creation, one thing ...  Read More

The Jesse Tree is an Advent tradition dating back to the medieval period. The name comes from Isaiah, who prophesied about a descendant of Jesse, the father of David: There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. — Isaiah 11:1 This “branch,” or “tree,” refers to Jesus. Throughout this Advent season, we will prepare each day for his birth at C...  Read More