Sight-Seeing: Greta Gerwig didn’t get an Oscar bid for ‘Barbie’ but she does get Genesis
DWIGHT LEE WOLTER, author of The Gospel of Loneliness and pastor of the Congregational Church of Patchogue on Long Island, New York, says – in and article first published on Religion News Service – that there’s a candy-coated Biblical parallel to be found in the best-picture nominee…
This Life: You can’t hide from God
US columnist CAROL ROUND reflects on how the Creation story – that of Adam and Eve – is our story too…
On the Screen: “Completely absurd” ‘Barbie’ brings unexpected depth
MARCUS CHEONG finds Barbie an “exuberant surprise”…
This Life: In search of significance in a broken world
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, on how real significance can only be found in God…
THIS LIFE: LIVING IN VIEW OF ETERNITY
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at what it means to live in the light of an eternity with God…
SIGHT-SEEING: TREES AND THE BIBLE – OFFERING HOPE AND UNDERSTANDING
BRIAN NIXON, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at what the Bible says about trees…
GENESIS – A LOVE STORY
I love that the second story in Genesis is a love story. PICTURE: Element5 Digital/Unsplash Adam has been created but he is alone. No suitable partner can be found for him. God walks every animal past Adam, which he names (and I’m sure delights over), but none of them can complete him; not even man’s […]
GENESIS AND WOMEN
Many assume Genesis is uncomplimentary of women. But it is not so; Genesis has a very high view of women. Equals – Adam and Eve. PICTURE: From a stained glass windown in Saint-Julien Cathedral, Le Mans, France (Selbymay – licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0/image cropped) The first mention of females is to declare that they are made in […]
SIGHT-SEEING: RECENT VIOLENCE HIGHLIGHTS A LARGER ISSUE
NILS VON KALM reflects on what recent outbreaks of violence reveal about the state of the human heart…
Wrong reading of Bible story “legitimises” exploitation
ManilaENInews Asian Christian leaders have challenged what they describe as a distorted interpretation of the Bible’s Genesis story about God telling Adam and Eve to “subdue” the earth and to “have dominion” over other living species and non-living resources on the planet. “The misinterpretation, which has been blamed on Christians, has helped legitimise the wanton […]