“In the beginning” implies that there must also be an ending.  Beginnings and endings are part of the human experience.  We depend upon the Creator for life.  God brought forth this life from chaos and shaped it for a relationship with Him.     

     The genius of the magnificent conceptions and stories in Genesis 1-3 is the acknowledgment of a creative God and the limitation of physical existence.  The stories inform us of our rebellion against the limitations of space and time, and our frustration at our inability to assume the role of Creator.

       However, the Genesis accounts are more concerned with relationships than with beginnings and endings.  These ancient words were produced by unsurpassed and profound insights into the relationships between God and creation.

    Those who comprehend these insights understand that all are commanded to love God and to care for the creation.  The concept of a caring, creating God provides a foundation for faith.  Faith is trust in God, and a willing commitment to live with the beliefs that life is meaningful and that we are loved, even though our own beginnings and endings seem so unimportant.

    Jeffrey Scot Wills is a believer whose personal faith and gifted musicianship help us to examine not only the chaos - before time and in our lives - but also the resolution of chaos through the Creator’s continuing presence.  All of us stand before the Gate of Believers.  Jeffrey gives us one more nudge to enter and experience a relationship of trust between Creator and created.

David Ullery, Senior Pastor

All Saints Lutheran Church

Worthington, Ohio

Jeffrey Scot Wills Saxophones     Michael Vincent Smith Keyboards     Molly Pauken Bass

Lance Ellison Guitar     Chris Graffagnino Guitar     Rob Brumfiel Guitar

Jeff Jones Percussion     David Wheeler Drums

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”

                     -Genesis 1:1