SHARE Magazine January 2016 | Page 4

Volume 4 - Issue 1 About Us EDITORIAL T This issue is entitled, Genesis: Origins and New Beginnings It is very fitting as we welcome a new year 2016, we look forward with anticipation and some amount of apprehension as well as we garner our strength and motivation to get into the throes of projects, plans and resolutions for this new year. The long, cold, grey, gloomy, Winter will soon be behind us and so as we prepare for the new thrust of Spring we at SHARE Magazine pray that you will also experience either a New birth to Life or a Renewal of your faith, during this time of transition. The long frost anaesthetized both flora and fauna alike and sent animals into hibernation and sloth bringing them to an almost stand still, a near death, a dormancy. Then the brilliant rays of Spring sunshine, melts away the snow, creating torrents of well needed rain, chasing away overcast clouds with their warmth. This sun in Spring, causes the bulbs buried beneath the soil to germinate and burrow upwards to the life giving light; absorbing its energy to sprout and blossom, transforming the barren landscape into a cornucopia of aesthetic delight and aromatic joy. Nature begins to display her bounty and beauty a new cycle of life has begun from the death of Winter new life has sprung. Let’s take our lessons from Nature! Similarly, when we encounter Jesus Christ He, the Life Giving God, transforms us into new creations. 2 Cor 5:17 “...anyone who is joined to Christ is a new being; the old is gone, the new has come. (GNT) In this issue, we go back to the book of Genesis to plot mankind’s journey in relation to God as his creator. There are many life lessons to be learnt and many applications to study if we are to escape the pitfalls of our predecessors. Everyday is a school and so let’s learn together as we go back to basics. Let’s throw off death forming habits and swing into new Life in Christ. Editorial Corrections In the last issue (October 2015) I said in my editorial that the Berean saints were mentioned in the Old Testament. I am sorry, I meant the sons of Issachar (see 1 Chronicles 12:32). The saints from Berea were spoken of in Acts 17. I remain in Jesus’ Service. Love as always Angela Slack Editor and Cofounder CREDITS FOR IMAGES ON PAGE 29 l Image of insect and parrots by Bill Gracey - www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/ - License: creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc-nd/2.0/ l Image of Icecapped mountains by Tim Shields - www.flickr.com/photos/glaciertim/ - License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ l Image of horses by freebigpictures.com/ 4 | SHARE|MAGAZINE January - March 2016 SHARE MAGAZINE is a FREE Christian quarterly that deals with challenging Christian topics that have been mostly ignored or left unanswered. The magazine includes written articles, poems and thoughts etc. Read our online version at www.TheShareMagazine.com where you can discuss articles or order a printed version. If you would like to submit articles, join our writers group, or to get involved in any other way kindly email us. SHARE MAGAZINE is produced by Select Arrow, which is the publishing arm of United In Christ. Disclaimer Throughout this magazine the editor & contributors seek to present a balanced and accurate view of Scripture’s teaching. We are all on a journey of studying and understanding God’s Word. Because