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A Typical Day in the Kingdom
The morning did not begin with an alarm. There was no reason for one. Daniel opened his eyes because he was rested. Completely rested. There was no stiffness in his back, no lingering fatigue, and none of that momentary confusion that once accompanied waking. He simply became aware that another day had begun. Sunlight streamed…
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The Two Windows
Two families lived across a narrow road from one another. For many years they had been friends. They shared meals, helped when someone was sick, watched one another’s children, and prayed together when life became difficult. But over time, small hurts accumulated. One family remembered a promise that had not been kept. The other remembered…
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 a point in life 
There comes a point in life when you begin looking backward differently. The accomplishments still matter. The work mattered. The things built, repaired, designed, led, and carried mattered. But increasingly, I find myself remembering something else. People. A father making breakfast on a foggy morning. A son laughing with his dad in the middle of…
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The Engineer in the Way
“When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread.” — John 21:9 There is a line in the Farmers Insurance commercials that has stayed with me: we know a thing or two because we have seen a thing or two. It is a…
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Echoes
Some moments never really pass. They follow us. A river at daylight. Fog on the Neches. Bacon in a skillet. Coffee on the stove. My father’s hands preparing breakfast while the world was still quiet. At the time, it felt ordinary. Now I know it was holy. God was shaping me in moments I did…
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Post 4 — The Four Levels of Any Origins Argument
Almost every argument you will encounter about origins — from a preacher, a science documentary, a YouTube video, a textbook, a Facebook post — is a stack of four different kinds of claims mixed together into one confident sentence. If you cannot separate the four, you cannot think clearly about any of it. If you…
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Post 3 — What Really Happened in the Garden
Genesis 2:4–3:24 Genesis 2 slows down. Genesis 1 gave us the whole sweep of creation in a single hymn. Genesis 2 zooms in on one moment — on the making of the man, the planting of the garden, the naming of the animals, the making of the woman, the giving of one command with one…
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Post 2 — Reading Genesis With Fresh Eyes
Genesis 1:1–2:3 Here is an experiment worth trying. Read Genesis 1 aloud, slowly, out loud, and notice what is actually there before you notice what you have always been told is there. What you will find, if you let yourself read it fresh, is a text with an unusual amount of repetition and a very…
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Reading Genesis Well in a Loud Age A Blog Series on Creation, the Fall, and How to Think About Origins Without Losing Your Mind
Post 1 — Why I’m Writing This Series If you have spent any time in the corners of the internet where Christians talk about creation, you have noticed a pattern. Everyone is very sure. Everyone has a graphic. Everyone has a video. Half of it argues that if you accept an old earth you have…
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Understanding Adam and Eve – Were They the Only Humans?
Key Scriptures: Discussion Points: Teaser Quiz: Question: What does the Hebrew word “Adam” mean? a) The first humanb) Mankind/Humanityc) A rulerd) The breath of God Theological Implications: (Answer: b)
John Hargrove Seeking Truth and Reality 