Joshua Strickler

Tag: Genesis

  • From Dust You Are and to Dust You Shall Return

    Ash Wednesday is a compelling day in the Christian calendar, one I wish more churches would observe. It serves as a reminder of our flawed, frail, and fallible nature. We are broken but not beyond repair. Ash Wednesday underscores the fact that we are made from dust, echoing the creation narrative found in Genesis 2:7,…

  • Waiting for Advent

    “I wait for your salvation, O Lord.” Genesis 49:18 If 2020 has been a year of anything, it has been a year of waiting. Waiting for a global pandemic to be over. Waiting for a vaccine for COVID-19. Waiting to see loved ones again. Waiting to gather once again in our churches and let our…