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My topic for this morning is "service", and it seems like this should be a simple topic. As far back as the creation narrative, we see that humankind was created for service. In Genesis 2.15-17 , we read The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the LORD…

Seven days

Noah is depicted as Adam redivivus (revived). He is the sole survivor and successor to Adam; both “walk” with God; both are the recipients of the promissory blessing; both are caretakers of the lower creatures; both father three sons; both are workers of the soil; both sin through the fruit of a tree;…

Noah is depicted as Adam redivivus (revived). He is the sole survivor and successor to Adam; both “walk” with God; both are the recipients of the promissory blessing; both are caretakers of the lower creatures; both father three sons; both are workers of the soil; both sin through the fruit of a tree;…

Overview of the Gospel of John, using Logos, on How to Study the Bible

Four views of Genesis 1 Intelligent, honest, Bible-believing, scholarly Christians believe each of these. Don’t fall into the trap of dividing Christians along these lines . . . you may find people you respect on the other sides of these lines. Literal 6-day view Pros Is a plain reading Is not undone…

Four views of Genesis 1 Intelligent, honest, Bible-believing, scholarly Christians believe each of these. Don’t fall into the trap of dividing Christians along these lines . . . you may find people you respect on the other sides of these lines. Literal 6-day view Pros Is a plain reading Is not undone…

This week I felt acutely the Hebrew wisdom that no one under 30 study Genesis. In one sense, the grandest moment of all history (its very creation) is simply summarized into around 400 words. Yet, every word and phrase seemed to reveal a rabbit hole of intrigue and study. The beginning and ending of…

Four views of Genesis 1 Intelligent, honest, Bible-believing, scholarly Christians believe each of these. Don’t fall into the trap of dividing Christians along these lines . . . you may find people you respect on the other sides of these lines. Literal 6-day view Pros Is a plain reading Is not undone…

Genesis: Purpose Counter narrative. Recently, counter narratives seem to be on the rise. In a world in which everyone can declare their side of the story via social media, the same technology tends to be used to offer a counter narrative. For example, consider immigration. (1) Many immigrants feel like…

Noah is depicted as Adam redivivus (revived). He is the sole survivor and successor to Adam; both “walk” with God; both are the recipients of the promissory blessing; both are caretakers of the lower creatures; both father three sons; both are workers of the soil; both sin through the fruit of a tree;…

Noah is depicted as Adam redivivus (revived). He is the sole survivor and successor to Adam; both “walk” with God; both are the recipients of the promissory blessing; both are caretakers of the lower creatures; both father three sons; both are workers of the soil; both sin through the fruit of a tree;…

What do you see? Too often, we modern folk ask Genesis to answer modern questions, like how old is this water-covered ball that spins at 1000 mph in space while orbiting a nuclear-powered fireball? But Genesis wasn’t written to us. It was written for us, but not to us. It was written to people asking…

Four views of Genesis 1 Intelligent, honest, Bible-believing, scholarly Christians believe each of these. Don’t fall into the trap of dividing Christians along these lines . . . you may find people you respect on the other sides of these lines. Literal 6-day view Pros Is a plain reading Is not undone…

What do you see? Too often, we modern folk ask Genesis to answer modern questions, like how old is this water-covered ball that spins at 1000 mph in space while orbiting a nuclear-powered fireball? But Genesis wasn’t written to us. It was written for us, but not to us. It was written to people asking…

What do you see? Too often, we modern folk ask Genesis to answer modern questions, like how old is this water-covered ball that spins at 1000 mph in space while orbiting a nuclear-powered fireball? But Genesis wasn’t written to us. It was written for us, but not to us. It was written to people asking…

We address rain before the Flood, ancient Creation myths, and acknowledging that everyone comes to the Bible with filters and assumptions.

We discuss Days 3-6 of Creation including the difference between light and lights from an ANE perspective, astrology, sea monsters, the Bible's first blessing, and more. We also tease next week's discussion of the image of God

We discuss Genesis 1:1 as a title/prologue, 2 concurrent creation stories, and God's speaking order into a chaotic world

We cover some key words, themes, and literary structures from the first 6 chapters of Genesis. We also compare the Biblical creation narrative to that of other Ancient Near Eastern cultures