This is like a Gothic Horror reversal, where the creator, Victor Frankenstein, snubs his creation without even giving it a name! I'm totally on the side of the so-called monster in that tale.
Author: SteveP
I am married with one wife, three grown kids, one cat and no hair.
Remembrance
The 11th of November is Remembrance Day, a solemn occasion to honour the brave individuals who sacrificed their lives in various conflicts. This significant date commemorates the cessation of hostilities on the Western front of the First World War in 1918, even though the war persisted on other fronts until 1920.
The other John
Have you noticed the connection between the two Johns? John the Baptist's role was to prepare the people for the arrival of Jesus, while John the Evangelist, the author of this Gospel, is highlighting the identity of Jesus.
Navigating Life on Hard Mode: An Autistic Perspective
Living life in hard mode "Don't be daft, no one else feels that." That is a typical reply to when I would say something like, "The sun is hurting my eyes." Or if I wore a cap to shade my eyes as well as wearing sunglasses, "You don't need both." I do. Mild abuse can …
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Life and light and darkness
In Genesis God is not creating out of nothing. It begins with everything without form and empty, to which God brings order out of the chaos. For creation from nothing we need the New Testament and phrases like, "without him was not anything made that was made."
The creator Word
If you think creation was complete you have to allow for God to still be active in creation, there are a lot of hoops to go through to make that theory stick. If you say God is still actively creating then you have to admit that it has been more intense than it is now.
The song of creation
John 1:1-5 Who is Jesus? part 5 In my last blog post, I rambled on about how the first verse of John's Gospel is basically poetry. So, how about we ditch the deep philosophy angle and see it as a song, a sweet serenade to God's cosmic masterpiece instead? I have intentionally added breaks in …
John’s weirdness
John 1:1 Who is Jesus? part 4 What's with this craziness? We're four posts in and we're still fixated on verse 1, and he's labeling it "John's weirdness." I mean, come on – it's clearly Steve who's the quirky one. Who knows, maybe it's me after all. AI-generated image based on, "Jesus is one with …
The Word
God speaks and things happen.
It all starts here.
The account of John beautifully begins with the same three words as the Old Testament book Genesis, "In the beginning."
Making an ass of myself 