Booting the blog back up...

This started out as a religious blog centering on communicating my thoughts about the Bible and Christian theology. I read some books on theology and early church history, developed a bunch of questions and began to rethink my view of the Bible and Christianity. It was an interesting period of searching and agnosticism, one which turned out to be beneficial as it helped me to come to a place of authenticity. Anyway, so now I'm switching the focus of this blog. I'll still post about the Bible and Christianity but I'll also throw political commentary as well. After all, Jesus Christ himself was unapologetic ally political as he critiqued the religious-political order of his day (for they were inextricably intertwined). I don't have a ton of time to write or think, but I'd like to post articles and my short commentary on them so that I can at least say that I didn't let time slip through my fingers being busy with other things in life. I like writing and thinking so, yea, I want to at least try. Hope this doesn't suck...

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May 12

Solomon Asks for Wisdom It's remarkable that Solomon asks God for such a thing given he could have anything he wanted. From an Arminian perspective one could say that Solomon chose to ask for wisdom out of the willingness or astuteness of both heart and mind; it was his remarkable and ingenious decision to do so. On the other hand, from a Calvinist perspective one would argue that God needed to motivate or even will Solomon to ask for wisdom due to his sin-tainted human nature; after all, the relative success of Solomon's reign would determine future events such as the arrival of the Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth. What's my point in mentioning this? Is it: a) Nothing really, I just wanted to muse on how the two seemingly opposed doctrinal stances would view this situation. or b) Thinking about this made me think more about how sometimes we get caught up in the moment of life. We often choose what's best for us, not thinking about how these decisions will affect th...

The Function of the Myth of Meritocracy

"Haters" We like to think that those most successful in society are the ones who have achieved this by being smarter, more hardworking, more determined, and somehow "better" than the vast majority of citizens. Bezos, Musk, Gates, the list goes on. Geniuses, visionaries, iconoclasts, truth tellers, are some of the names we like to call them. Those who would criticize them are dubbed as lazy, close-minded, jealous, unsuccessful, "haters". The critics will say that these people obtained obscene wealth, and with it political power and cultural influence, via avarice, simply knowing how to play the game, having already come from a privileged position, and perhaps most damning of all, through government help. We can allow a mixture for both sides of supporters and critics. Unmeritocratic Rise But, if anyone pays the slightest attention to the context and innerworkings of the rise of these figures, the existence of pure meritocracy should be obviously false. For...

Day 12 - Genesis 27-28

Back Story of Jacob and Esau Last time, I skipped over writing about these two figures because I wanted to focus exclusively on the finality of Abraham’s story. But now, their story deserves the spotlight, so let’s then illuminate their respective estates. In order to drive home the point that God’s plan of salvation starts and finishes with the working of His power and will, His intervention is required again in the process of conception. Jacob and Esau are born as twins (with Esau coming out first). Duly noted should be Jacob’s deceptive character from the outset as, even from the time that they were in the womb, he grasped the foot of his brother; this will be a reoccurring them throughout his story. Also of importance is the prophecy concerning the two brothers before their births. Rumble in the Jungle, Part 1 Jacob sure did 'rope-a-dope' Esau like Ali did to Foreman Rebekah was perplexed about the jostling she felt in her womb. So she inquired of God...

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