Monthly Archives: April 2015
For musicians, the heavenly story ends pretty nicely. The band never breaks up, the gig is eternal, and there’s no fighting over who is the leader of the group. The alternative hell story, on the other hand, is quite different. You end up going solo and due to a lack of popularity end up driving a dilapidated van from show to…..
When Adam and Eve chose to become like God they violated the relationship parameters God had established from the beginning. Adam and Eve initiated the breakup with God and we, as their offspring, continue the separation by brazenly posting we are “available” on our Facebook pages. We have the nerve to woo other lovers in front of His face, rubbing God’s nose in the excrement of our idolatrous promiscuity. Astonishingly, God wants us back and will go to any length…..
Adam and Eve violated God’s law. They were guilty of mutiny in the midst of bounty by foolishly trying to rest control of the helm of their lifeboat from the Captain of their souls and we, as their offspring, continue to be lost at sea.
Embarrassed to admit we had been handed our…..
The Genesis account describes two specific trees, the Tree of Life, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. God did not forbid the Tree of Life; apparently, its fruit would allow one to live forever. The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, however, represented the relationship boundaries between the Creator and the created. Adam…..
Israel’s ancient near eastern neighbors used to fashion idols out of wood, metal, and stone, and then treat them as if they housed their cherished deities. In order to curry favor with their gods they would feed and bathe the idols as acts of worship. Are we really that different from the ancient pagans? Could we also be accused of being caretakers of our own idols, such as sex, money, and power? I think we need to pause for a…..
