You know the old saying: "You can't have your cake and eat it, too." It’s often said when someone wants to hold two mutually exclusive ideas at once. A similar kind of tension shows up in a particular type of critique of the Divine…
This is a topic I have had to think about more often than I'd care to consider. On the surface, it seems silly and ridiculous. But, also, I fully understand that there are reasons that this does come up on a regular basis. So, no, …
In the Bible, wine is not merely a metaphor for joy—it’s a vessel of it. It flows through the vineyards of Genesis, the feasting tables of Deuteronomy, and the covenant meal of the Last Supper. But in the Western Christian imagination, w…
What if Noah’s infamous vineyard episode wasn’t a relapse into sin—but a reframed echo of Eden? In our latest episode of Genesis Marks the Spot, we explored Genesis 9 through the lens of frame semantics, a method that helps us tra…
Most of us are taught that for the Bible to be reliable, it has to be true. But what does it mean that the Bible is true? Generally, in our world today, "true" means "factually accurate"--meaning, what it says concords with "objective re…
This might seem a bit off-topic for a blog about biblical theology, but the whole “dire wolf” buzz deserves some attention—and not just because the pups are adorable (because they are). These colossal cuddly canids that Col…
During my episodes outlining the historical interpretation of Genesis 6:1-4, I said I would make a blog post with the quotes I was using, so that they would be easy to reference. So here are the quotes from part 2 of the discussion: …
Quick blog post for a common question. If you want deeper explanations, I will link resources below. In my opinion, the most comprehensive exploration of the giant narrative in Scripture is T.J. Steadman's book/podcast, Answers to Giant …
During my episodes outlining the historical interpretation of Genesis 6:1-4, I said I would make a blog post with the quotes I was using, so that they would be easy to reference. So here are the quotes from part 1 of the discussion: Damascus …
Back in my LDS days, there was a lot of talk about being a "child of God." I really thought that that was a biblical idea--that humans were the actual children of God. Of course I knew that traditional/historical Christians do no…