Avoid Black and White Thinking and Move into the Light with Jesus This article is a reflection on creatively combining three disparate concepts producing a new framework for understanding that can be applied to scripture, history, and conflicts or …
The Gospel in Color: Isaiah’s Scarlet and Snow Message of Impossible Mercy
Scarlet and Snow: An Anthropological Look at Isaiah 1:18 Isaiah’s Vivid Invitation Isaiah opens his book with a shocking picture: God’s people have broken covenant, their rituals are empty, and their hands are stained with blood. Then, in one of …
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Threads of Heaven and Earth: The Theology of Color in the Tabernacle
Woven Cosmos: Color, Covenant, and the Divine Presence in Exodus 26 Introduction Exodus 26 stands at the heart of the Tabernacle instructions. Its detailed description of curtains, coverings, and veils may at first appear like technical …
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The Ancient Pattern: Wisdom to Tree of Life to Kingship in the Bible and Book of Mormon
Wisdom to Tree of Life to Kingship: An Ancient Pattern in the Bible and the Book of Mormon Thesis Across the Hebrew Bible and the Book of Mormon, a consistent theological pattern ties wise hearing to life and to rightful rule: those who listen to …
Sariah as Lady Wisdom: The Mother, the Tree, and Faithless or Faithful Sons
Goodness, Unbelief, and Rejected Wisdom: The Covenant Drama of Laman, Lemuel, Nephi, and Sariah. Introduction In the Hebrew Bible and the Book of Mormon, names often carry theological significance, encoding within them a confession of faith or a …
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The Lemuel Paradox: How Proverbs’ Ideal King and the Book of Mormon’s Rebel Brother Illuminate Each Other
Sariah, Lemuel, and Nephi: Maternal Wisdom, Royal Ideals, and Theological Contrasts between the Bible and the Book of Mormon Introduction In the closing chapter of Proverbs, readers encounter an enigmatic figure: King Lemuel, whose …
