Today we hung an ornament of a bundle of twigs, symbolizing the story of God telling Abraham to sacrifice his only son. Genesis 22:1-14 “When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the angel of the…
Today we hung an ornament of a tent, symbolizing God’s promise to bless the earth through Abraham. Genesis 12:1-7 “The LORD had said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.’” Genesis 15:1-6 “[The Lord] took [Abram] outside and said, ‘Look up at…
Today we hung an ornament of Noah’s Ark, symbolizing the story of Noah, the flood, and God’s promises and covenant. Genesis 6:9 – 9:17 “God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. So God said to Noah, ‘I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth… I am…
So first off, I have to wish my baby sister a happy birthday! She is leaving teenagerhood and my parents officially have no teenagers at home anymore. Poor parents. Two pictures of Amy from this year: Amy and Jera, camping on Memorial Day weekend 2007 Amy and Zoey, hiking October 2007 Note two similarities: in both pictures, Amy is outside and with a puppy. Amy loves the outside and puppies. :-) She wants to live in some remote mountain cabin…
Today we hung an ornament of an apple, symbolizing the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and the fall of man. Genesis 2-3 “When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them…