How Jesus Will Return
It never seems inappropriate to remind ourselves how wrong everyone was about the first coming of the Messiah. The Jews expected a conquering king, a vehement prophet, and a priest…
Corn and Cake
God has entrusted us with the mandate to cultivate and develop the Earth. The trick is to see how our work now not only recalls the work God mandated in…
Why We Need Wisdom and Beauty
As we are called to “fill the Earth and subdue it” we must acknowledge that our rule has certain requirements. We are to develop the world. We are to help…
We Walk On God’s Path
Too often people think both our human origin and our destination are milquetoast, namby-pamby watercolors of dandelion-skipping and harp-playing. But these Pollyanna depictions miss out on what the Bible actually…
The City Of God
I’ve taken to summarizing our identity and our vocation by saying the Creator created creators to perpetuate Creation. The image the Bible uses to describe our work with God in…
Exporting Eden
We were meant to export the goodness of Eden to the four corners of the world until every square inch of Creation is saturated with God’s glory. That’s the end-goal…
Priests and Idols
Ancient temples needed two things: priests and idols. The idols contained the deity’s presence and the priests mediated that presence for the people. Genesis tells us God made humanity in…
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