Scripture Commentary

No Rest for the Wicked: Sleep, for God's Sake

No Rest for the Wicked: Sleep, for God's Sake

Sleep feels good because it is good not to be God.

Rereading the Parable of the Minas

Rereading the Parable of the Minas

In constructing a positive interpretation of the passage in question, I want to specifically focus on Luke’s telling of it, which is less often heard than Matthew’s.

Moses and the Battle not to be God

Moses and the Battle not to be God

The degree to which our people are immersed in sin and slavery is the precise degree to which human leadership appears as divine rule rather than limited, non-sovereign, analogical participation in divine sovereignty.

Joseph and the Technocratic Slave State

Joseph and the Technocratic Slave State

The story of Joseph is a story of the redemption of the sin of the woman, who would be “like God.” It is an instruction to our age, which would do the same.

What becomes of Eden when Adam becomes Afraid

What becomes of Eden when Adam becomes Afraid

Thorns and thistles are only a curse to a man who no longer understands them according to their nature.

Adam Without Scarcity

Adam Without Scarcity

If increased population dooms men to war for finite resources, then the Genesis blessing “be fruitful and multiply” is no blessing, but a curse.