Reading: Genesis 25-28, Psalm 8 When I was in early grade school, I spent the night at a friend’s house and was introduced to the coolest thing I had ever seen: Disney’s 1982 special effects extravaganza Tron. We finished watching the movie and immediately rewound the tape (remember that?) and played it through
Reading: Genesis 22-24, Psalm 7 Test noun. 1. a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use. Today’s reading opens on one of the most famously disturbing stories in the Bible- the sacrifice of Isaac. Let’s take a minute to place the story.
Reading: Genesis 19-21, Psalm 6 We pick up the story today with the angels sent by God yesterday to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. Sodom is cast in an extremely unfavorable light in this story. No one offers the visitors shelter- look back at Abraham’s quick offer of rest and a feast to these
Reading: Genesis 16-18, Psalm 5 When I was growing up, one of my favorite television shows was Star Trek: The Next Generation. Like all Star Treks, time travel eventually plays a role in many episodes. In one particular episode (season 5 episode 18, Cause and Effect, if you must know) the ship is caught in a time loop,
Reading: Genesis 12-15, Psalm 4 “So, what do you want to be when you grow up?” “I was thinking a lifelong wanderer who accumulates a lot of wealth but can’t have children.” I’m guessing this wouldn’t be Abram’s answer as a child or young man. Ironically, I’m not sure this sounds all that
Reading: Genesis 8-11, Psalm 3 One of the known tropes of Fantasy and Science Fiction is the “world reset.” Some catastrophic event or power fundamentally changes the way the world works. I first encountered this mode of storytelling in middle school, in a series of novels by Fred Saberhagen called The Empire of the East, an old
Reading: Genesis 4-6, Psalm 2 C-3PO: You will therefore be taken to the Dune Sea and cast into the Pit of Carkoon, the nesting place of the all-powerful Sarlacc.Han Solo: Doesn’t sound so bad.C-3PO: In his belly, you will find a new definition of pain and suffering, as you are slowly digested over a
Reading: Genesis 1-3, Psalm 1 It all started off so beautifully. A garden. A misty morning. A new life and a charge to make new life. The first two chapters of Genesis outline a paradise. God appears on the scene and immediately begins to create. We are given no origin