Russ Meek
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Russ is an author, editor, teacher, lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew at Ohio Theological Institute. His hope is to wed justice with grace, just like the Old Testament writers did. Follow to keep up with articles from Russ Meek.
Russ Meek
2y ago
My youngest son is named Abel, so you can imagine the horror I experienced when I looked out the window one day to see his older brother, just shy of three years old at the time, walking toward Abel with a large rock lifted above his head. Scary for any parent, sure, but particularly so ..read more
Russ Meek
2y ago
I wasn’t a Christian in eighth grade, but I didn’t let that stop me from agonizing over the eternal destiny of Mr. Upshaw, my science teacher. If you grew up in evangelical culture, you know the feeling—the certainty that the person teaching you the theory of evolution is definitely, definitely, going to burn in hell ..read more
Russ Meek
3y ago
The Old Testament speaks most of all of God’s outrageous plan to send a head crusher who would defeat the serpent who tempted our ancestors ..read more
Russ Meek
3y ago
Denying the image of God in all humans reduces people to things and creates a straight line to abuse, because at the root of abuse is the de-personing of a person ..read more
Russ Meek
3y ago
Lots of strange names, foreign rulers, and two books (originally one!) that are not always in chronological order? This timeline may help sort through the Persian rulers, Jewish leaders, and events in Ezra-Nehemiah, and it includes Esther, Haggai, and Zechariah as well ..read more
Russ Meek
3y ago
The book of Job teaches that we must make room for God's sovereignty and divine mystery in our quest to understand human suffering ..read more
Russ Meek
3y ago
Jonah was "angry enough to die." So was I when my family's abuser sought reconciliation and forgiveness. This is a small part of my story of forgiveness and the role Jonah played in it ..read more
Russ Meek
3y ago
The covenant God established with Israel at Mount Sinai bears the marks of a suzerain vassal treaty (covenant), a somewhat common treaty form in the ancient Near East ..read more
Russ Meek
3y ago
God is my Father, and thus he is responsible to take care of me (just like he does the lilies of the field and birds of the air, as Jesus reminds us). And it means I have a responsibility to love, cherish, and obey God ..read more
Russ Meek
3y ago
Love, then, is not about an emotional disposition; it is about acting in a certain way toward others—a way that is consistent with the commandments laid out in the Law ..read more