Chasing Aslan in the Real World
"And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden." So the pattern that would plague, and continues to plague, all humanity begins. To me... Continue Reading →
"...she took of it's fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate." This is one of the most flabbergasting sections of scripture for me. How in the world is Adam standing right there and not saying anything? How is he absolutely silent? Could he have... 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 →
There is always a slight hesitancy to write these blog entries. Sometimes it keeps me away for a week or two because I am deeply aware that I am speaking about ancient, foundational things; the "Deep Magic" Aslan refers to in the "Chronicles of Narnia". This is not Sunday picnic conversation topics. Actually, maybe they... 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 →
Beginning in verse 5, we begin the aside narrative regarding the creation of Adam and Eve. What was simply a passing reference in the first chapter we now get details about. I couldn’t help but wonder “Why?”. There is quite a bit of detail that the Bible leaves out throughout the entire book. Details about... Continue Reading →
It has been a while since I’ve given you, dear reader, any words and especially a long while since I’ve given you anything Genesis related. My family has been on the road having quite a long and busy vacation. There has been hiking, hot springs soaking, surviving temperatures in the triple digits, and more driving... Continue Reading →
One of the things that I’ve realized recently while studying through the Scriptures is that it appears Heaven is not the end. There has been a mindset, for millennia perhaps, within the Christian Church that we must simply endure this physical world until we finally get to heaven where we really belong, and we will... Continue Reading →
Months later here we are chapter two of Genesis. I imagine that once we are out of Eden the narrative analysis will go a lot more smoothly and quickly, but there is so much packed here in these very few pages; so many gems that we overlook to get to the “good stuff”. ... Continue Reading →
And now we come to the first contentious part of the Bible. Well, at least this is true in modern times. To be fair the idea of God literally creating the universe, literally creating each living thing with words from His mouth is fairly controversial. But the idea of God creating us as Male and... Continue Reading →
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