Chasing Aslan in the Real World
As is usual in the narrative of Genesis, decades and sometimes centuries pass from one sentence to the next. Here in verse two we learn what becomes of Cain and Abel as they mature and grow into their occupations. Abel becomes a shepherd. Cain chooses to continue in the occupation given man in the garden... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I was visiting my parents for the celebration of my father’s somethingty-something birthday, and decided to take a sit in my Thoughtful Spot. My Thoughtful Spot is my favorite place on my parent’s property. In the center of the house lawn, facing a white-washed barn like structure, is an old porch swing that my... Continue Reading →
So it is that we find ourselves at one of the most contentious bits of scripture in the whole book of Genesis. This section regarding the curses and the driving out of Adam and Eve does a lot to reflect to us where are our hearts are. There is something instinctively cringe inducing about this... Continue Reading →
I’ve been slow in returning from Lent for a number of reasons. Chiefly, I have been attempting to process the experience in a healthy manner. Lent is not for the faint of heart. One of the inevitabilities of the Lenten season is that you will most likely fail, or at least falter, in completing... Continue Reading →
Recreation. Re-creation. Take time. These were the three words I heard while I was in a time of meditation with the Lord this morning. I had been directed, by someone very close to me, that I might want to go seek the LORD. Something was pushing them to push me, and I’m so very glad... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, one of my Big Brothers in the LORD stood here and gave a communion meditation. I can’t remember which, so please forgive me, but he said something that has stuck with me this entire Christmas season. He mentioned that the shadow of the cross is cast across the manger. As with... Continue Reading →
"The Fall" is how nearly every Bible titles this section. It is a very apt description of the feeling that this passage produces in the reader. Everything is going well. Everything is ideal. Mankind stands with all they ever need, including an in-presence relationship with God, naked gardening, and soon to be attempting to perpetuate... Continue Reading →
This week I was going over the verses in the 11th chapter of 1 Corinthians that we use regularly for our communion services, when for some reason the word “covenant” stuck out to me. I started to think about the meaning of the word. My understanding was that it was simply a promise made between... Continue Reading →
It has been one year since I began this little commentary on the book of Genesis. I can hardly believe it. My intention had been to just cover the Eden narrative which ends with Cain and Abel, as far as I’m concerned. I’m starting to see, however, just how far the implications of these first... Continue Reading →
{I was asked to do another meditation on communion for today at my church. I figured that since I’ve been having a drought of posts here, I may as well share. As always, feel free to comment, like, share. I hope to be back with more musings on Genesis on Thursday. Unless life goes sideways…as... Continue Reading →
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