Making Sense of Genesis 3 (Part 1): The Big Picture, Nakedness, and Two Trees
Genesis 3 is one of key stories in all of Scripture that virtually everyone knows at least a little bit about: the story commonly called “The Fall,” where Adam ...
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Making Sense of Genesis 2: The Vocation of Man; The Creation of Woman
The Formation of Man, and His Vocation as a Priest With God’s royal Temple gardens described in Genesis 2:4-14 (see my previous post here), it is only fitting t...
Making Sense of Genesis 2: The Garden of Eden
What comes to mind when you think of “The Garden of Eden”? Chances are that your mind will immediately jump to some picture you saw from a 3rd grade Sunday Scho...
Making Sense of Genesis 1: The Fundamental Biblical Worldview
Some of the most hotly-contested chapters in the entire Bible these days are those found in Genesis 1-11. Young Earth Creationists argue that they are literal h...
Answers in Genesis’ Explanation of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil: Why Bad Presuppositions Can Lead to a Very Anemic Reading of the Biblical Text
Allow me to begin this post with a brief re-telling of Genesis 2-3… A Truncated Telling of Genesis 2-3 As God was showing the man around the garden, He pointed ...
Crossing the Jordan (Part 6): An Extended Book Review of Jordan Peterson’s “12 Rules for Life”–Rule #3: Make Friends with People Who Want the Best for You
Jordan Peterson’s third rule in his book 12 Rules for Life–Make Friends with People Who Want the Best for You–reflects the concerns of every parent ...
Crossing the Jordan (Part 5): A Book Review of Jordan Peterson’s “12 Rules for Life”–Self-Respect, Adam and Eve, and the Burden of Responsibility
In his book, 12 Rules for Life, Jordan Peterson’s second rule is, “Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping.” Basically, it means you should ...
Andy Walsh’s “Faith Across the Multiverse”: Yes, Believe it or Not, Science Really Can Illuminate the Christian Faith!
A couple of months ago, Andy Walsh contacted me and asked if I would do a book review of his upcoming book, Faith Across the Multiverse: Parables from Modern Sc...
Crossing the Jordan (Part 4): A Personal, Reflective Post on Jordan Peterson’s First Rule…
In my last post, I discussed Jordan Peterson’s first rule in his book 12 Rules for Life: “Stand up straight, with your shoulders back.” In that chapter, he used...
Crossing the Jordan–An Extended Book Review/Reflection of Jordan Peterson’s “12 Rules for Life” (Part 3: Stand up Straight, You Rock Lobster!)
We now come to addressing the first of Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life. His first rule (and hence the title of his first chapter) is Stand up straight with ...