Scott Carr, Jr.
Part 1: Genesis 1:26-28: Making a Marriage
This is the first in a 4-part series reflecting on the Scripture readings from my wedding. You can also read Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4....
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Feb 23, 20214 min read
Lent with Hope
I remember my first Lent and just how long 40 days seemed to be. Each day dragged on. Fasting from social media freed my schedule from...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Jan 27, 20218 min read
Sermon: The God Who Sees to It Himself ~Genesis 22
Have you ever heard the voice of God? I don’t think I have, at least not in the way people usually understand it. I’ve heard his voice in...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Nov 13, 20205 min read
Augustine 2020: The Status of Women
In our contemporary discourse, the subject of gender looms large, especially in discussing gender inequality, abuse, and sexuality....
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Scott Carr, Jr.
May 21, 20195 min read
The Biblical Vision of Sexuality
The biblical story begins with God’s act of creation. At the start, God creates humanity in His image: “So God created mankind in his...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Mar 19, 201911 min read
Genesis, Jubilees, and Creation
In the Book of Jubilees, the Angel of the Presence begins dictating the heavenly tablets at the creation story, stating that at the...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Oct 19, 20181 min read
Imago Dei
In the Genesis creation story, God says, "Let us make humankindin our image (בְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּ), according to our likeness; and let them have...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Sep 11, 20181 min read
Genesis in the Congregation
The Pentateuch on the whole, and Genesis, in particular, opens the stories of individual believers to the scope of God’s universal...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Jun 29, 20189 min read
How Old Is the Earth?
When children bring home their science homework, we see phrases in their textbooks such as, “millions of years ago” and billions of years...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Jun 22, 20186 min read
Review: Origins by Deborah B. Haarsma and Loren D. Haarsma
In Origins: Christian Perspectives on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design, Deborah B. Haarsma and Loren D. Haarsma make a...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Nov 15, 20174 min read
Wrestling with God
For my first experience with contemplative exegesis, I decided to use one of my favorite passages, Genesis 32:22-32, the story of Jacob’s...
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