Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
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Tag: The Common Good Includes Every Part of Creation
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Lesson 4: Consequences of Humanity’s Failure
Read MORE: Lesson 4: Consequences of Humanity’s FailureGenesis maintains when we are not in a proper relationship with God, all other relationships are corrupted. That pertains to humans as well as all other parts of the creation. The narrative labels violence as the big sin. Humans were…
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Lesson 3: Humanity’s Failure
Read MORE: Lesson 3: Humanity’s FailureAfter examining the goodness of creation and humanity’s task in caring for it, Genesis spends several chapters on our failure. Again it is clear we are not dealing with historical events so much as the meaning of ancient stories that…
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Lesson 2: Humanity’s Task (Genesis 1:16-31 and especially 2: 15-17)
Read MORE: Lesson 2: Humanity’s Task (Genesis 1:16-31 and especially 2: 15-17)Although the ancient stories felt all parts of creation were good and worked together according to God’s design, they focused especially on the relationship between the divine and the human. In the second creation story, the human was to till…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!