Author Archives: Maryann Spikes

Genesis 19:30-22, Job 11 Bible Narrative Project Genesis: Those are some twisted sisters. Their offspring are the ancestors of Moab (Ruth, from which King David descends, comes from Moab) and Ammon (just heard about King Nahash of Ammon in the discussion … Continue reading →

Genesis 18-19:29, Job 9-10 Bible Narrative Project Yes, I love how Job talks directly to God. And I don’t think it is a sin to do that. Because sin is what separates us from God, and Job has not cut off … Continue reading →

Genesis 16-17, Job 8 Bible Narrative Project Genesis: I am guilty, like Sarai, of pushing things forward rather than waiting on God. Poor Hagar and poor Ishmael (and poor Abram) would never have had to go through all that conflict with … Continue reading →

Genesis 12-15, Job 6-7 Bible Narrative Project In “Eternity in their Hearts,” Don Richardson talks about the backbone of Christianity, the Abrahamic Covenant, made by God to Abraham 4,000 years ago and recorded in Genesis 12:1-3. Dr. Ralph Winter, director of … Continue reading →

Genesis 11, Job 4-5 Bible Narrative Project Genesis // The Tower of Babel is just good story-telling. In fact, Genesis 1-11 is just good story-telling, on par with Lord of the Rings and Chronicles of Narnia. Our Bible rocks because it … Continue reading →

Genesis 6-10, Job 2:11-3:26 Bible Narrative Project Reading to discuss: How should we interpret the Genesis flood account? Whether or not one considers the flood global or local, reference to the Nephilim in Numbers was an exaggeration–the spies were just very … Continue reading →

Genesis 4-5, Job 2:1-10 Bible Narrative Project Two of my favorite verses in the Bible:

 I love that God reasoned with Cain: “…if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but … Continue reading →

Genesis 1-3, Job 1 Bible Narrative Project Readings to discuss: How was the Genesis creation story interpreted before Darwin? What were the Christian responses to Darwin? How does the Fall fit into evolutionary history? Were Adam and Eve historical figures? At … Continue reading →