Lexical Repetition, Narrative Architecture, and Covenant Movement in Genesis The apparent tension between God’s command to Abraham to leave his land and kindred and God’s command to Jacob to return to his land and kindred is not a loose thread in Genesis. It is a carefully woven feature of the narrative. When read in isolation, … Continue reading Leaving, Dwelling, and Returning
Month: January 2026
Did You Wake Up Feeling Angry or Blessed??
Most of us did not wake up planning to be angry. We woke up to a screen. Before coffee, before prayer, before hearing a real human voice, we were interrupted by an angry headline. Another video. Another fire. By noon we were already carrying a low grade tension, not quite rage, not quite despair, but … Continue reading Did You Wake Up Feeling Angry or Blessed??
The God of Promises
Genesis 21 does not begin with Isaac. It begins with God. “The Lord visited Sarah as he had said.” That sentence is doing more work than it looks like. Scripture could have said, Sarah conceived. It could have said, the promise came true. Instead, it says the Lord visited her. God does not fulfill his … Continue reading The God of Promises
Happiness or Blessedness???
The world is focused on happiness. It markets it, medicates it, optimizes it, curates it. Yet the more loudly we speak about happiness, the more fragile it appears. Anxiety climbs. Loneliness spreads. Pleasure exhausts itself quickly and demands more. Scripture already diagnosed this condition long ago. “All is vanity and a striving after wind” (Eccl … Continue reading Happiness or Blessedness???
“That God May Be All in All”: Messianic Subjection and Trinitarian Consummation in 1 Corinthians 15:28
First Corinthians 15:28 has long been a crux interpretum for Christology and Trinitarian theology. Paul’s claim that “the Son himself will be subjected” has been read by some. They believe it implies eternal subordination within the Trinity. Some interpreters have taken Paul’s language in 1 Cor 15:28 in different ways. Some suggest it shows that … Continue reading “That God May Be All in All”: Messianic Subjection and Trinitarian Consummation in 1 Corinthians 15:28
The Church as the Visible People of God: An Exploration of Ecclesiology
Before the church ever gathers, organizes, sings, or sends, God has already acted. The church is not a humanly devised institution. It is a divinely constituted, visibly ordered people. They are brought into being by the gospel. They are structured by apostolic teaching and sustained by participation in Christ. Ecclesiology in the Churches of Christ … Continue reading The Church as the Visible People of God: An Exploration of Ecclesiology
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