Reading Genesis 1 Slowly — A Personal Reflection I didn’t rush through Genesis 1 this time. I couldn’t. The more I read it, the more I sensed that this chapter isn’t trying to satisfy my curiosity about how everything came to be. Instead, it gently invites me to trust who God is, and how He works—calmly, deliberately, without panic or force….
Falling While Standing in God’s Provision Key Texts: Genesis 1–3; Romans 5:12–19; 1 Corinthians 15:21–22 1. Created in Perfection, Not Striving but Receiving Adam and Eve were not born into chaos—they were created into completeness. They lived in the direct presence of God, surrounded by beauty, abundance, and order. There was no lack. No threat. No violence. No brokenness….