God Hides in Plain Sight
Showing our true selves is always risky. We risk rejection, especially if we wish to be agents of change. Anyone who promotes change—even change for the better—will encounter opposition. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Lent
Session 5: Keeping Chaos at Bay
In this section, we see the Yahwist holding chaos—represented by the desert wasteland—at bay and bringing plants, animals, and humans into the lush garden of creation, not just to enjoy it, but also to work with God in the maintenance of its richness and beauty. Continue Reading →
The Repentant Pharisees
“‘Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.'” Continue Reading →
Session 6: Chaos Returns
The author wanted people to come away from their writings with a deeper appreciation of the gift of creation and the power of the God who formed it. They also wanted people to better understand humanity’s place within it. Continue Reading →
Session 4: Creation IB—The Animate World
Thus the heavens and the earth and all their array were completed. On the seventh day God completed the work he had been doing; he rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work he had done in creation. Continue Reading →