Stephen De La Vega

  Floodwaters came in two ways. They rose from the ground, creeping through every crack and crevice as water filled the earth; they also fell just like rain does, but they never let up. They fell from the sky continuously more than anyone might imagine. Floodwaters rose and fell for 40 days. When this phenomenon visited the earth, everybody and everything got wet and eventually fully submerged. Floodwaters didn't recede for 150 days.   Like the Fall threatens every sunflower (pictured above), no one found shelter. Nothing was spared.   This post is Episode 3 of an 8-episode series about boarding and deboarding Noah’s Ark. If you missed it, please read Episode 1: The Story ofOur Lives and Episode 2: A Desperate Situation . Otherwise, sit back and experience Episode 3.   Episode 3: Islands & Lifelines   Episode 2 was about the desperate situation of all humankind. There is nothing we can do to gain God’s approval. “All our righteous acts are li...

Life went on as Noah built the ark. There was probably ridicule, a cold shoulder from time to time, and disbelief, but since the ark took some 50 to maybe 120 years to build, life for society and the entire world must have just continued as normal. That was thousands of years ago. We have our daily routines, too. Many of us go about our days with no regard for the end of life as we know it. Sometimes the hereafter doesn’t come to mind until someone we know passes. But whether we think about it or not, God’s plan is in motion and it includes each of us coming to terms with eternity. This post is Episode 2 of an 8-episode series about boarding and deboarding Noah’s Ark. If you missed it, please read Episode 1: The Story of Our Lives . Otherwise, sit back and experience Episode 2 . Episode 2: A Desperate Situation After God created Adam, He was pleased ( Genesis 1:26-31 ). He placed him in the Garden of Eden, created his wife, Eve, and regularly talked with them ( Genesis 2:15-23 ). He e...

  Come with me for a ride on the world’s most famous ark: “Noah’s Ark.” The story of Noah’s Ark may seem fantastical, but it really happened. We may retell it as history, but it’s relevant today. It may feel like it’s about punishment, but it’s about deliverance. We may claim it’s only for the Jews, but it’s for everybody, including you and me. It’s the ride of our lives! Maybe we’ve heard the story enough but there is something for everybody in this limited series of 8 episodes. Get ready for a story of desperation, deliverance, patience, judgment, faith, integrity, hope, worship, obedience, approval, eternal life, denial, sin, love, and sacrifice. It is the story of our lives. The events of Noah and the Ark are recorded in Genesis 6-9 which is the basis for this series. We’ll journey from sunny skies to beyond the rainbow. But, like many series you might enjoy on TV, we’ll start at the end and then see how the story unfolded in subsequent episodes.   Episode 1: The S...