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We establish that although symbols arisespontaneously out of questions that seek to providemeaning for life's events, that paradoxicallysuch symbols themselves need to be questionedand adjusted I order to sustainuniversal and eternal meaning.

The Job story involves a paradoxical confrontation with his friends that he doesn't want and doesn't get the confrontation that he does want with God. The whirlwind representing God allows a multi-sensory experience not only for Job but for those of us in the audience of this morality play. We are meant to see the devastation in Job's life, feel his boils and cutting on himself, taste his losses including the imagined loss of his support syste...

The artist Michelangelo immortalized the image of David, using everyday tools to depict this man after God's own heart. Yet while Michelangelo's David offers us a full view of David the man, the scriptures offer us a full image of his heart and soul. So can David match the image depicted by Michelangelo? Can David match our own image of him? And can David match the heart of God? In David and Michelangelo: Heart and Stone, authors Dr. Stephen H...

The gospels, in a nutshell, are an offensive paradox where absurd and seemingly contradictory statements reside such as in order to live we have to die to self. The gospels seek to reconcile unmerited grace with the necessity of social engagement simultaneously to people who may themselves not be deserving as well. We are welcomed home like the Prodigal, but we are not off the hook for work we are called to do. The beauty of the gospels is tha...

Advent is a major anticipated event that has on the one hand arrived as per its depiction and, on the other hand, always arriving per its meaning. Each Gospel has its own unique style depicting the story of Advent. That style will manifest with some deviation throughout each Gospel and culminate in each story of the resurrection. Understanding the individual Gospel from literally the beginning, as in Advent, to then its finale, is the key to u...

The artist Michelangelo immortalized the image of David, using everyday tools to depict this man after God's own heart. Yet while Michelangelo's David offers us a full view of David the man, the scriptures offer us a full image of his heart and soul. So can David match the image depicted by Michelangelo? Can David match our own image of him? And can David match the heart of God?In David and Michelangelo: Heart and Stone, authors Dr. Stephen Ha...

This is not just a book about Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph although they are the main subjects. More than that, Dr. Harrison is presenting a book about faith, a book about personalities, and a book that raises many questions about the purpose and intent of the characters involved. To be sure, God is very much included in all the scenarios. Abraham and Joseph are the bookends and establish the framework for God's purpose- the nation of Isra...

This is not just a book about Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph although they are the main subjects. More than that, Dr. Harrison is presenting a book about faith, a book about personalities, and a book that raises many questions about the purpose and intent of the characters involved. To be sure, God is very much included in all the scenarios. Abraham and Joseph are the bookends and establish the framework for God's purpose- the nation of Isra...