Last week my family went to Kentucky on vacation.  I planned to blog, but then didn’t find the time.  Oh well.  Anyway, as I thought about our vacation, it seemed to me that it reflected the Biblical paradigm of Creation, Fall, and Redemption.

Creation

In the beginning, God created this world.  I was reminded of this as we started our vacation at the Creation Museum.  The theme continued as we enjoyed various parts of God’s creation – Mammoth Cave, Cumberland Falls, Cumberland Gap, and numerous rock formations around Red River Gorge.  God made a beautiful creation that reflects his own greater beauty.

Fall

Adam and Eve sinned against God plunging our world into sin, violence, suffering, and death.  I was reminded of this at the Creation Museum, and then as we toured a Civil War museum.  I was reminded of the Fall as I watched the news during breakfast each morning at the various hotels – whether it was stories about fighting in Libya, or a recent murder, or the perverted shows of popular pop singers.  We have truly made a wreck of our world.

Redemption

Christ came to redeem our fallen world and save a fallen people.  I was reminded of this too as we toured the Creation Museum, and as we listen to the Gospel of Mark on our way home.  God has not left us to perish, but came to save us.  This is good news indeed!

Creation, Fall, Redemption.  This is the Biblical story.  And I saw various shades of it last week as we wandered around Kentucky.  In some following posts, I want to illustrate various Scriptures related to these themes using more pictures from our vacation.