If the first part of the story doesn’t sound like a good story, then the rest of the story will not make sense. So before we dive into “the fall” where creation breaks, let’s survey once more what they fell from. Bliss. Beauty. Harmony. Union. Unbroken intimacy. Radical transparency. Joy without commas. Good without evil. Work without toil. Life without death. Meaning without suffering. Fully known and fully loved. No tension, no heartache, no mourning, no pain, no death,…
That’s the start of the story. And we don’t know how long it lasted. We don’t know how long humanity walked in the garden with God. How many days of unbroken intimacy Adam and…
At the climax of creation, God specially created humans. He set them apart from the rest of creation by breathing spirit into them. That’s an important part of the story. Man is like creation…
Everything he created was good. It’s important you know something about God. He is good. Human beings do good things. We become good. God is good. Philosophers would say God is the ground of…
Once upon a time, Actually, that’s a bit misleading. Before time began, God was. Can you conceive of this time before time began? Language wise you cannot. So let’s start here. This is a…
Before time began, God was. God created the heavens and the earth. Everything he created was good. God specially created humans. He gave them a mission and a choice. The mission was to fill…
“I don’t understand the Bible.” The exhausted thought of anyone who’s read it. And fair enough. It’s long. 66 books. Written at different times to different people. But it tells one story. The true…
To the ones who would never be angry with God, and yet somehow are. To the brokenhearted, grasping shards of desire. To the messed up who know there is no redemption and hope for…
I’d sit down, start the clock, and write for ten minutes. That’s how The True Story of a Good God began. I love God’s word. I’ll never claim to fully understand it. But I…
Dear me in the midst of it, you’re wondering how to move forward. Stuck trying to keep up everything you think you should. Unclear what’s ahead. Called to the same things, yet tired of…