Tag: Genesis 3
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Fourth Sunday of Easter
The class after worship had agreed to consider the topic of sin this morning. What is it? What do Christians believe about it? That kind of thing. As providence would have it, our pastor had the task of leading the discussion. He thought it would be a good idea to look at Genesis 1 –…
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Notes on Genesis 3 (Part 1)
The text we are studying for Sunday, September 30 is Genesis 3:8-17 & 22-24, the part of the dire chapter 3 that follows the stomach-churning moment when the humans suddenly realize that they have made a really really bad mistake. I say “stomach-churning” because I have once or twice in my life had the sudden…
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Pre-Rant on Genesis 3
The text we are studying for Sunday, September 30 is Genesis 3:8-17 & 22-24, the part of the longer story in chapter 3 about the first human disobedience that details its consequences. Yes, it would be easier just to say “the story of the first human sin.” And I generally even agree that the story…
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Imagination and the Problem of Evil
When I was a little girl, Haley Mills was the designated Disney movie star of the day. I adored Hayley Mills. I saw every Hayley Mills movie ever made during those years in the 60s, and what I wanted more than anything was nothing less than to be Hayley Mills. In whatever movie I had…
Matters of Interpretation 