the father's forbearance
Channel: Phil Durrant
Date: 2016-01-04

This year myself and others at my church are reading through the One Year Bible, and throughout the year at various points I'll be delving into the passage of the moment and exploring what it has to say to us about our discipleship.

Today's passage is Genesis 8 and the story of Noah back on dry land and the sign of the rainbow. I'm exploring here how what can seem like a difficult story to square with modern sensibilities might actually be an encouraging one about a good God who 1) is not afraid to tackle evil head on, but 2) whose creative posture of forbearance opens up space for the transformation of corrupt human hearts and the creation of a new world.

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