Understanding Genesis 11: The Tower of Babel…and yet One More Genealogy
Genesis 1-11 ends with the famous story of the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9—which surprisingly takes up only nine verses), and then yet one more genealogy, th...
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Understanding Genesis 9-10: Blessing, Covenant, and a Drunken Old Man
Genesis 9 is a fun chapter. Yes, the actual flood story in Genesis 6-8 tends to get the most attention, but at least as far as I’m concerned, Genesis 9 has two ...
Understanding Genesis 6-8: The Story of Noah’s Flood (And its Similarities and Differences with Gilgamesh)
Compared to everyone else in Genesis 1-11, Noah gets the most ink by far. The story of Noah’s flood goes from Genesis 6:5 to the end of chapter 8. And then, Noa...
Jesus and Foxholes: Political Idolatry, and the Hate it Brings
I haven’t been writing on my blog much for the past month. In fact, I think this is only the second post in the past 4-5 weeks. Part of the reason for that is b...
The Brett Kavanaugh Hearings: What Does Justice Look Like?
You must not distort justice; you must not show partiality; and you must not accept bribes, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of th...
Making Sense of Genesis 6:1-4: The Nephlilim are Coming! The Nephilim are Coming!
Before we get to Noah, I want to address that curious little story in Genesis 6:1-4. It is one of those passages that leaves most people scratching their heads....
Understanding Genesis 4-5: Cain, Abel…and What’s Up With Those Genealogies?
Genesis 1-3 is among the most important chapters in the Bible, in that they lay out the basic worldview and perspective (i.e. the lens) through which we are to ...
Crossing the Jordan (Part 7): “Compare Yourself to Who You Were Yesterday, not to Who Someone Else is Today” (Rule #4)
In his book 12 Rules for Life, Jordan Peterson’s fourth rule is this: “Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.” Simply put...
Understanding Genesis 3 (Part 2): Salvation; Consequences; No “Plan B”
Given what I said in my previous post in regard to the way we should understand Genesis 3, I think it needs to be pointed out that such a view should also clari...
Joel is Getting on Patreon…Come Along for the Ride!
This post really is more of an announcement than an actual post… I want to announce that I’ve started a Patreon Page and I’d love for you to c...