Author Archives: John

One moment that depicts God’s relationship with Israel is when he allows them a king. After much pleading and a warning from God, the Israelites convince God to allow them a king. I think this tells us a couple things about both God and human nature. This glimpse into the Israelites history shows us thatContinue reading “Samuel & Kings”

After reading over these laws I believe that for the most part these laws (with exceptions like the 10 commandments) are not consistent moral ideas. In order to examine this assertion more closely, I want to discuss the first law discussed in Exodus 21: the law concerning slaves and the first law of Exodus 22:Continue reading “Exodus, Laws”

I found this story of Moses very interesting and it gives us some insight into the inner feelings of Moses. At first we see Moses as afraid to take on the role but then he becomes a fearless leader through which God was working.   When God first appears to Moses through the burning bush andContinue reading “Blog Post #4, Exodus 1-14”

Part 1: This first part of the intro to the Pentateuch gives us a big picture look and introduction to the first five books of the Bible. We see that Genesis falls into two unequal parts (Primordial history and patriarchal history) and then the next three books (Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers) deal with the lifeContinue reading “Extra Cedit, Pentateuch Introduction”

The main difference that I noticed between Genesis 1’s account and Genesis 2-4’s account of creation and the fall is that the first book focuses more on the goodness of God’s creation while the 2-4 seems to put a bigger emphasis on the problems that ensued.  During Genesis 1 we hear this line regarding creationContinue reading “Blog Post #3, Genesis 1-4”

Newbign seems to put an emphasis on three (among others) major aspects of the Bible. That is, the fall, the story of Exodus and Moses, and the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  The first key moment was the fall of Adam and Eve. I think that Newbign chose to highlight this portion ofContinue reading “Blog Post #2, Walk Through the Bible”

This is not my first time reading the Catechism. Although I have not read the entire thing, I am familiar with it and have read portions of it.  One of the terms and ideas that is spoken about in this portion of the Catechism that I found interesting was Revelation, or God’s reason for revealingContinue reading “Blog Post #1, CCC”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

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