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Last night I went to see the Omaha premiere of Hellbound?, a film by Kevin Miller. The film was, in turns, thought-provoking, infuriating, heart-breaking, and emotionally wracking, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the many ways to view hell, the...
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“Let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise, we will be scattered abroad upon the face of the earth. ” – Genesis 11: 4 That’s John Krietler, Jerry and Mary Gray’s brother-in-law. He and his wife, Margie, were two of my companions on the...
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Reed hut, make sure you attend to all my words! This excerpt from the Atra-Hasis flood story makes me laugh. I mean, come on..the image of a god standing outside a hut and yelling at the wall is frankly ridiculous. Can’t you see the ancient tribes sitting around...
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by Rev. Eric Elnes, Ph.D. Last Tuesday we observed the eleventh anniversary of an event that so penetrated our national psyche that it is remembered merely by its date: 9/11. A lot has changed since 9/11/2001, hasn’t it? Really, what area of life...
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by Dr. Eric Elnes In his book East of Eden, Nobel prize-winning author John Steinbeck makes an astute observation about story-telling through one of his characters who asserts that “If a story is not about the hearer he [or she] will not listen . . . A great...
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by Eric Elnes, Ph.D. Last week we explored the first Creation Account in Genesis 1, reading it alongside the Babylonian story of creation. Many of you expressed surprise to learn that Genesis 1 was written as a distinctly Hebrew response to–and polemic...
Blog, Failing Falling Flying, Week 1: Imago Dei
by Rev. Eric Elnes, Ph.D. Scripture: Genesis 1:26-31 I. Original Sin? Have you ever listened to someone talking excitedly on the phone without being able to hear the person on the other end? Sometimes you can pick up the gist of the conversation pretty well. Other...
