Tag Archives: Genesis 1

A Brief Pentecostal Hearing of the Lectionary: Baptism of the Lord

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Rick Wadholm

The readings from the Revised Common Lectionary for this coming Sunday, January 7, 2018 offer an intriguing correlation for a Pentecostal hearing of these texts in harmony. Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11. The Genesis text describes the … Continue reading →

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What Is In a Day? Genesis One

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

I just realized I have never posted anything (other than my thesis) dealing with the range of meaning for the Hebrew  יוֹם (yom) which is often translated as something like “day”. With all of the kerfuffles (that is a specific theological … Continue reading →

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Eating Your Theology (Gen.1)

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

In Sunday School this week we covered Genesis 1. Something that struck me was verses 29-30: Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed … Continue reading →

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