Control. The very human temptation to control is ultimately about power over others and perhaps also rooted in fear. The fear of differences. The fear of being controlled. Some theologians say the original sin was and continues to be idolatry, revealed by our desire to be gods. But tangled up in that idolatry are some […]
Tag: Biblical interpretation
The Empire Always Strikes Back!
For a long time, I never quite understood Jesus’ statement, “Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!” These days it makes sense. I have come to cast fire upon the earth, and how I wish it were already ablaze! I have a […]
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