Friday, March 15, 2013
Who You Are
JJ Heller's new song "Who You Are"
I love the truth - "Sometimes I don't know what You're doing, but I know who You are."
This reminds me of a song I used to sing as a teenager called "Trust His Heart."
God is too wise to be mistaken.
God is too good to be unkind.
So when you don't understand,
When you don't see His plan,
When you can't trace His hand,
Trust His heart.
We often (always?) ask "Why?" when faced with difficulty, loss, pain, and chaos - myself included. I love that I have a Father God that I can trust. I do trust His heart. In those moments when I'm sick of this broken world, I can remember who He is.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
The Bible Mini-Series: Genesis - The Red Sea
Some friends and I got together Sunday night to watch The Bible mini-series on the History channel. I love watching stuff like this because it usually makes me dig in deeper to the Bible to see what parts are true, to discover things I might have missed, and to determine which pieces are simply speculation.
Overall, I thought The Bible (parts 1 & 2) were well done.
Our journey begins on Noah's ark during the rain storm (emphasis on storm) with Noah telling some of his family the story of creation, how evil entered the world, and how God was now cleansing the world and starting over with humanity.
It was really interesting to see what story lines the directors/producers chose to highlight and which they skimmed over. They paid special attention to Abraham and Lot's relationship (including Abraham's rescue of Lot when he was captured, which I didn't even remember ever reading) and to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
They failed to cover Joseph and his brothers, which I think it important as it sets up the 12 tribes of Israel and explains how the Israelites ended up living in Egypt.
They also didn't get into Moses' argument/questioning with God when told to return to Egypt. The show portrayed the conversation as more of a "Go, do this" and "Okay, God" than the truth of the matter that Moses didn't want to go and certainly didn't want to speak. They didn't show how God raised up Aaron to be Moses' partner in speaking to Pharaoh.
Several parts made me rethink the timeline of the events: Was that person really so old when this happened? How much time past between these two events? etc.
I've been digging back in Genesis this week and searching the Scriptures. I like how media portray God's Word in a new way and spur interest. I hope the series will spur many other people to read His Word, too.
Overall, I thought The Bible (parts 1 & 2) were well done.
Our journey begins on Noah's ark during the rain storm (emphasis on storm) with Noah telling some of his family the story of creation, how evil entered the world, and how God was now cleansing the world and starting over with humanity.
It was really interesting to see what story lines the directors/producers chose to highlight and which they skimmed over. They paid special attention to Abraham and Lot's relationship (including Abraham's rescue of Lot when he was captured, which I didn't even remember ever reading) and to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
They failed to cover Joseph and his brothers, which I think it important as it sets up the 12 tribes of Israel and explains how the Israelites ended up living in Egypt.
They also didn't get into Moses' argument/questioning with God when told to return to Egypt. The show portrayed the conversation as more of a "Go, do this" and "Okay, God" than the truth of the matter that Moses didn't want to go and certainly didn't want to speak. They didn't show how God raised up Aaron to be Moses' partner in speaking to Pharaoh.
Several parts made me rethink the timeline of the events: Was that person really so old when this happened? How much time past between these two events? etc.
I've been digging back in Genesis this week and searching the Scriptures. I like how media portray God's Word in a new way and spur interest. I hope the series will spur many other people to read His Word, too.
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