Tom Schmidt's BlogNow the whole earth had one language and the same words.2 And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. 3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for […]
Genesis 8-9 “The Flood” Part 2 Intro: Hard circumstances can tempt us with “Hard Thoughts” about God (Puritans) -What do we do with them? We let the truth about God ground us: God loves us and He is KIND! -Today’s passage helps us see the GREAT kindness of God toward His people and Creation, even […]
Genesis 6-7 “The FLOOD” Preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville, Illinois on 10/19/25. Intro: God of OT vs God of NT; Mean vs Nice; Response: Have you actually read it? -CARSON: Same traits in OT and NT, but even more amplified (justice and grace) -See this in the flood narrative: Judgment but also […]
What the Bible Says About Truth and How People React to the Truth It’s important to understand what the Bible says about truth and how some people react to the truth. The apostle Paul warns in Romans 1:18-20, “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by […]
Genesis 5 “More than a List of Names” Intro: What do you see when you look at Genesis 5? A boring list of names? A chapter to skip over? Irrelevant to our lives? -I hope that you will see with me that Genesis 5 is more than a list of names to skip over. –This […]
How Do We Establish a Consistent Worldview? Building and maintaining a well thought out worldview is critical to how we make sense of things and how we understand reality. Therefore, it is imperative that our worldview is both coherent and consistent. Yet it is quite common for people to profess a particular worldview while at […]
Gen 4 “Cain and Abel” Intro: Story—my brother and I quarreling/fighting. Always a limit to how far it would go. -Today, we learn about a dark day in history: the first murder—but even worse: one brother murdering another brother. -But even this great darkness cannot stop God from bringing about His good purposes […]
THE FALL (Genesis 3 Sermon) Preached on 9/21/25 at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville Intro: 3 Worldview questions: 1. What is the human condition? 2 What is wrong with the World? 3 What is the answer? –Secular Humanism: 1 People are good; 2. Need more education, empathy, & programs; 3. We are: we can […]
Guest Post: “Where does our Sense of Morality and Justice Come From?” (Tsouloufis) Religion (true religion) brings a sense of meaning, purpose, and moral order to our lives and our communities. Yet if there is no God, where would we get our sense of right and wrong, or our sense of fairness and justice? If […]
Race is a Darwinian concept. Darwin was, after all, a man of his time, class, and society. He divided humanity into distinct races according to differences in skin, eye, or hair color. He was also convinced that evolution was progressive, and that the white races—especially the Europeans—were evolutionarily more advanced than the black races, thus establishing race […]
