Most people confuse optimism with hope, and pessimism with despair. But they’re not the same things at all. Hope goes much deeper. And the hope of Abraham goes even deeper than that. It is not confidence in that things will go well. Hope is confidence in the faithfulness of God.

What if the Tower of Babel isn’t about punishment… but about liberation? In Genesis 10–11, Babel is stitched into a larger story of human diversity. Instead of explaining where languages come from, it exposes what happens when people consolidate power and build systems that depend on control. God doesn’t destroy the tower…God takes away the workforce. And when the system stops…people are set free.

Genesis 6:1-9:19 April 12, 2026 Rev. David Collins Watch | Listen Today we are going to cover three and half chapters of Genesis as we tackle the story of Noah and the flood. The flood is all tied up with so many things in Christianity. It’s one of the first stories we tell children about God. It makes a beautiful wallpaper border. Also, taking the concept of a worldwide flood literally is one of the foundations of Young Earth Creationism, which has many side effects … like measles…and...