Noah lived in a world that had completely turned away from God. The world's sinful ways meant rebellion and violence (Genesis 6:11). The situation had gotten so bad that God had to hit the "restart button" via the flood. (more…)

With what can we compare a life of faith? Jesus was told that He taught "the way of God" properly (Mark 12:14), and in the book of Acts we see the same analogy: "This man [Apollos] had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John. So he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately" (Acts 18:25-26). (more…)