Of all the Micah Tillmans in the world — and there are at least three — … I am this one.
Posted in Scripture (Religion) on Jul 13th, 2010
[ Intro | I: Intro | II.Intro | III.Intro | III.1 | III.2 ] ____________________________________________________ Part III.Two 1 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; but God said, “You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall [...]
Posted in Scripture (Religion) on Jul 12th, 2010
[ Intro | I: Intro | II.Intro | III.Intro | III.1 | III.2 ] ____________________________________________________ Part III.One 1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. (KJV) The Storyteller of Genesis never ceases to amaze. Imagine reading this verse for the first time. What could your reaction be other [...]
Posted in Scripture (Religion) on Jul 11th, 2010
[ Intro | I: Intro | II.Intro | III.Intro | III.1 | III.2 ] ____________________________________________________ THE FIRST STORY: Part III We now enter the final stage of our study. It may be that we have saved the most important chapter for last. It is here that we have “Death,” “The Fall,” and “The Curse.” This chapter (Genesis 3) has [...]
Posted in Scripture (Religion) on Jul 10th, 2010
[ Intro | I: Intro | II.Intro | II.1 | II.2 | II.3 | II.4 | II.5 | II.6 | II.7 | II.8 | II.9 | II.10 | II.11 | II.12 | II.13 | III.Intro ] ____________________________________________________ Part II.Thirteen 1 And the man and his [woman] were both naked, and were not ashamed.* (NRSV) Like the verse before it, this one seems rather out of place, surprising. One wonders why [...]
Posted in Scripture (Religion) on Jul 9th, 2010
[ Intro | I: Intro | II.Intro | II.1 | II.2 | II.3 | II.4 | II.5 | II.6 | II.7 | II.8 | II.9 | II.10 | II.11 | II.12 | II.13 | III.Intro ] ____________________________________________________ Part II.Twelve 1 Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called Woman, for out of Man this one was [...]
Posted in Scripture (Religion) on Jul 7th, 2010
[ Intro | I: Intro | II.Intro | II.1 | II.2 | II.3 | II.4 | II.5 | II.6 | II.7 | II.8 | II.9 | II.10 | II.11 | II.12 | II.13 | III.Intro ] ____________________________________________________ Part II.Eleven 1 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then he took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. [...]
Posted in Scripture (Religion) on Jul 4th, 2010
[ Intro | I: Intro | II.Intro | II.1 | II.2 | II.3 | II.4 | II.5 | II.6 | II.7 | II.8 | II.9 | II.10 | II.11 | II.12 | II.13 | III.Intro ] ____________________________________________________ Part II.Ten 1 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would [...]
Posted in Scripture (Religion) on Jun 30th, 2010
[ Intro | I: Intro | II.Intro | II.1 | II.2 | II.3 | II.4 | II.5 | II.6 | II.7 | II.8 | II.9 | II.10 | II.11 | II.12 | II.13 | III.Intro ] ____________________________________________________ Part II.Nine 1 Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” (NASV) After the philosophic depths we [...]
Posted in Scripture (Religion) on Jun 29th, 2010
[ Intro | I: Intro | II.Intro | II.1 | II.2 | II.3 | II.4 | II.5 | II.6 | II.7 | II.8 | II.9 | II.10 | II.11 | II.12 | II.13 | III.Intro ] ____________________________________________________ Part II.Eight 1 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall [...]
Posted in Ethics (Philosophy), Religion on Jun 28th, 2010
I follow The Atheist Missionary on Twitter (http://twitter.com/atheistmission). He recently sent me an article by Dr. Scott F. Aikin, of Western Kentucky U/Vanderbilt U, entitled “The Problem of Worship” (pdf). It would appear that Dr. Aikin is a scholar of pragmatism, of which I heartily approve. I love, for instance, William James. But that’s another [...]
