The Big Picture

When children properly learn history, they find they are uncovering God’s masterpiece. The world is God’s theater, and history is his “His Story.” God is the Divine Engineer who establishes the set. With precision he sets it in order and pronounces it very good. God is the Heavenly Artist who fills his set with beautiful props. Animals, trees, mountains, and … More The Big Picture

Glorious Discrimination: When God Prefers the Later-Born Son

Throughout Genesis, God has consistently chosen not to bless the firstborn son to the degree of a later-born son. Seth was preferred over Cain; Isaac was preferred over Ishmael; Jacob was preferred over Esau; Perez over Zerah; and Joseph was preferred over all his older brothers. Fathers often resisted or objected to God’s selection, but … More Glorious Discrimination: When God Prefers the Later-Born Son