Tag: Adam and Eve
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At Peace With Science? (RJS)
RJS, a scientist at a first-rate University, has been doing a series on science and faith on Scot McKnight's Jesus Creed blog. Her installment today is a good one. Here is an excerpt from At Peace With Science? (RJS) … In the opening of his lecture of 24/7/2008 Dr. Falk relates his experience speaking in…
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Prosperity: The Mission of God
The mission of God is not to get people saved. Now that I likely have your attention, let me also acknowledge that getting people saved is an essential piece of God's present work in the world. However, we must view God's mission from God's vantage point rather than ours. Failure to do so inevitably results…
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MEC: The Law of Satisfaction Through Love and Sharing
Today we look at the response to the second law of theocapitalism as presented in Everything Must Change. Theocapitalism Law #2: The Law of Serenity Through Possession and Consumption: "I believe in happiness through owning and using more." Jesus' Law #2: The Law of Satisfaction Through Gratitude and Sharing. McLaren opens this section by reflecting…
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And God Created the Serpent
The first two chapters of Genesis paint a picture of a loving God creating human beings who he could lavish his love upon. The only prohibition is that they may not eat from the fruit of one tree in the garden. No one really knows the tree's significance except that it is the only tree…