Before reading this blog post read Genesis 1 & 2 in your Bible or online. Order and chaos are at odds with one another. At first blush, chaos may seem attractive. After all, chaos evokes thoughts of freedom, spontaneity, and independence. Order in comparison can appear rather droll. It makes us think of uniformity, everything…
Before reading this blog, read Genesis chapter 1 in your Bible or online. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." This opening statement is not ambiguous, nor is it metaphorical. The discussion of metaphorical vs. literal interpretation of Creation and following events as described in Genesis is of important further discussion, so…
Would Jesus support the death penalty? That is the question posed by Jonathan Merritt in an article in The Atlantic in 2014. It's an interesting question, and it is reminiscent of the question, "What Would Jesus Do (WWJD)?" that was so often asked in the 1990s. Although it's pretty clear from the get-go where he stands,…
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