Being religious isn’t enough. Saying you have faith or are spiritual just does not cut it. It’s all too cheap. It is no accident that the greatest critics of religion are Biblical authors like James. In this passage he shows … Read more
Tag: Abraham
Genesis 15. One sided contract
The theme of God taking upon himself the penalty of our wrong has a long history. In this chapter God binds himself on oath to Abraham and his descendants and promises to bear the final cost of any rupture in … Read more
Genesis 12. Faith with fear
The life of Abraham strikes the modern reader as full of faith and full of fear at the same time. There are many challenges he must face since leaving the safety of his home land. When God calls us to … Read more
Genesis 11.1 to 12.3. Self made, God made
This is the final in a series on the early chapters of Genesis. The story of Babel takes us forward to our current world of balanced and divided powers and back to the first decisions of humanity to be self … Read more