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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: Genesis 1:26-28 Genesis 2:7-8 Romans 5:12-14 Discussion Points: Were Adam and Eve the only humans at the beginning, or did others exist? The meaning of “mankind” in Genesis 1 vs. the personal account of Adam in Genesis 2. Wesleyan perspective on the nature of humanity and original sin. Teaser Quiz: Question: What does…
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Standing in Christ Without Abandoning the Family
A Bible Study for Men Facing Spiritual Conflict in the Home Purpose This study is designed to help Christian men respond biblically when a wife, family member, or close friend is involved in witchcraft, Wicca, spell-casting, divination, occult spirituality, or another belief system opposed to the gospel of Jesus Christ. The goal is not to…
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But God. Reflection on Matthew Edwards sermon
But God: When Grace Interrupts Our Story Ephesians 2:1–10 Big Idea Every person has a story that begins with sin, helplessness, and death. The gospel is the story of what God has done—not what we have done. The two words “But God” mark the turning point of every believer’s life. Introduction Throughout Scripture, impossible situations…
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No Crash, No Burn
The Tuesday Voicemail · Mid-June 2002 A Chapter in the Story of Joshua Blake Hargrove I. The Message There is a voicemail I keep. He left it on a Tuesday in the middle of June 2002. He was on a mission trip. He had arrived wherever he had arrived. He called home to tell his…
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John 16
“I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world.” — John 16:33 Jesus prepares believers for persecution rather than promising escape from it. The Holy Spirit is eternal, but under the New Covenant He permanently…
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Psalm 20:5: “May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests.” — Psalm 20:5
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In His Own Voice
The Poems and Essays of Joshua Blake Hargrove 2000 – 2002 Edited by his father, John Hargrove PREFACE A Note from the Editor These are Joshua’s words as he wrote them. The spelling is his. The punctuation is his. The line breaks are his. Where a word looks wrong — discernity, Aurther, frusturated — it…
John Hargrove Seeking Truth and Reality
Texas engineer finding the signal of grace in grief, code, and Scripture
