A Preface
I wonder how many Bible Commentaries there are out there, how many books written to examine and break down the scriptures piece by and piece and verse by verse. Countless scholars have tackled scriptural research and have attempted to pass along their insights to other Christians. Countless authors have written extensively about specific themes and ideas, stories and tales, using them to examine and put modern life into an eternal perspective. So why do I think that I, a barely passable writer with a mere bachelor’s degree (in theatre, no less), think that I have anything new to add to the bulk of Biblical research already out there? What do I think I’m going to accomplish with this massive undertaking? I guess I really don’t know.
(Posted 07/11/2006)
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“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” And so it begins. Our story. The story. The story of everything and everyone in the “heavens and the earth.” In the story of history, this is where we begin. “In the beginning …”
(Posted 07/11/2006)
Here we have a second telling of the creation story. I’ve heard some say this is just an example of the Bible contradicting itself. I don’t really see this as a contradiction; I think it’s more of an amplification, a closer look at the previous passage. The act of creation was the focal point of the first section. The creation of man is the focal point of this second section. Here, we almost gloss over the creation of the rest of the world and instead turn our attention to the way God created mankind and the purposes man was created for. We were created in the image of God. We were created to help bring order to his creation.
(Posted 07/24/2006)