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Rev. VanBaren is pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church of Hudsonville, Michigan. We have been inundated with news of the flooding of the Mississippi River and its tributaries the past several months. We have seen the pictures, over and over again, of homes washed away, of possessions destroyed,
Recently I finished a book called “Washed Away”. It talks about the Flood of 1913 that affected Dayton, Ohio and Fort Wayne, Indiana, among other places. The massive rainfall associated with this weather system caused significant amounts of water to fill the streets made a boat the most effective
These floods may be caused by snow melt or by torrential downpours. If you live in any area where flooding threatens, these verses can be a comfort for you. All of us know the story of Noah and the great flood. We know of the sign of the rainbow which tells us that a flood large enough to destroy th
The flooding rains came. The rising waters burst through gates and dams, swirled over piers and beaches and covered the country for miles around. That thought comes to me ag. I approach chapter 12 of Corinthians about how the Spirit flooded the Church with gifts. A river flows from the throne of God
Periodically the wash is filled with raging floodwaters laden with tumbling boulders and rocks as heavy rains pelt the mountain slopes. An enormous dam that shuts off the valley testifies to the fear of possible floods that would destroy property from Redlands to Los Angeles. Though there may be big
The question of the universality of the flood we reserve for the next issue. Flood
Those were of such volume that the only way to describe that downfall was like great windows were opened in the heavens above. The other source were “the fountains of the deep”. Those were the waters that were entrapped in the original creation of the earth. They caused the Great Flood. You have see
Thus, during the period immediately following the flood, there must have been immense changes too. Remember that the strata was not yet completely hardened, since the earth had been covered with water for well over a year. The volumes of the flood carved its impressions on the face of the motile ear
Area residents, in a state of shock, listen to radio reports of carnage beyond belief, of anguished survivors who watched their families disappear into the wild 20-30 foot wall of water, of desperate relatives waiting to know if loved ones would let them know of their safety. Discussions carry on of
God shut the door, and that very day, the skies quickly obeyed the will of God, became black, and began to pour out the flood. The windows of heaven were opened, unleashing the waters reserved there for the flood. God opened up all the fountains of the great deep within the earth and the waters gush