Here’s the blurb for the next Sunday School series I’ll be teaching at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church. If you’re in the Orlando area we’d love to have you join us this Sunday at 9:30am!
Christ & Creation
It’s no mistake that the Bible begins with the story of creation in Genesis and ends with a vision of new creation in Revelation. “Our end” as the English poet T.S. Elliot famously put it, “is in our beginning.” This class will be an exploration of the doctrine of creation in three parts: (1) Telling the story, (2) interpreting the story and (3) applying the story of Christ and creation. Throughout the course of this class special attention will be given to the person and work of Christ as the one through whom and for whom all things were created (Colossians 1:15-18)
January 4th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
And let’s not forget that in Tolkien’s world, creation began with a song. I love the image of God singing us into being….
January 4th, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Yeah, dude. I love the way the Ainulindale begins. “And he spoke to them, propounding to them themes of music; and they sang before him, and he was glad.”
We’re totally going to be talking about Tolkien at some points in this class, especially what he has to say about “sub-creation.”