Deny. Distract. Deflect. Defend.

  Since the beginning of human history, this has been our default reaction to truth and accountability. When confronted with evidence of our own sin, these are the strategies we reach for in our back pockets to shield ourselves from the searing light of God’s truth, from the searing shame of accountability. Deny. Distract. Deflect. Defend. Genesis: God makes humans in God’s own image. Male and female he creates them. He places them in a vibrant and productive garden, sufficient to satisfy their every need. One commandment: “Be fertile and increase. Fill the earth and spread out u