Coffee and A Bible: Reader's Companion To the Book of Genesis: 1

I'm on a mission to blog through the entire Bible. Would you join me?As a minister for over 20 years, I've sat across countless tables from people who have struggled to understand the Bible. "It's too hard" or "I don't see it" or "It's not for me" are usually the things I hear the most.I get it. So many commentaries and books are written not for the everyman, but for the academic who piles through book after book to parse Greek words and uncover some abstract theory. If you think that's what Bible study is about, you're in the wrong place. My goal is to help as many people as I can appreciate the simplicity and beauty in God's written Word.Every book in Coffee and a Bible Reader's Companion series is designed to take you through the Bible as if you and I were having a conversation. We'll read a little, then when we come to a part that makes us stop, we'll talk about it. That's the idea.Where else to start but in Genesis? In this book, we'll begin with the most foundation verse of all: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." After that, we'll move through Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, with stops along the way to point out items of note.It's my prayer that, as we go through this book together, you'll develop a deeper appreciation for God's Word. To see the richness and depth of God's Word, and to find what He says as extremely relatable, despite it happening thousands of years ago.I can't wait to walk through Genesis with you. Let's get started!