Marduk and Tiamat Didn’t Work it Out
In the beginning there was freshwater Apsu of the abyss and saltwater Tiamat of the deep. Later, when the gods came to exist, Tiamat and Apsu conspired against them until Marduk, patron of Babylon, fought …
We Want a Boys’ Band
This is an ongoing series of meditations on faith, in response to readings from the articles that preface The Oxford Study Bible. I will trust the reader to dig up the context if the meaning …
The Person They Are
I can see why they call it the Tao. I can see why the Bible says God makes it rain on the righteous and wicked alike: everywhere, there’s this law, this boarding pass to another …
Artificial Angst
For the last six and a half years, my spouse and I have been dreaming up a home. When we started, he wasn’t my spouse. We weren’t even engaged. Also it wasn’t a home; it …
Gotta Sink an Anchor
This is an ongoing series of meditations on faith, in response to readings from the articles that preface The Oxford Study Bible. I will trust the reader to dig up the context if the meaning …
My Faith Must Be of This Land
I paused from my study to read back over these entries, trying to make sense of something that eludes me. It has to do with this subject of lineage and place and how they affect …
Add and Drop
This is an ongoing series of meditations on faith, in response to readings from the articles that preface The Oxford Study Bible. I will trust the reader to dig up the context if the meaning …
Stories that Wear the Clothes of My People
This is an ongoing series of meditations on faith, in response to readings from the articles that preface The Oxford Study Bible. I will trust the reader to dig up the context if the meaning …
Ancient Israelite Activists
This is an ongoing series of meditations on faith, in response to readings from the articles that preface The Oxford Study Bible. I will trust the reader to dig up the context if the meaning …
Said the Sluice Gate
This is an ongoing series of meditations on faith, in response to readings from the articles that preface The Oxford Study Bible. I will trust the reader to dig up the context if the meaning …