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Hidden Gems: How deconstruction can help us find deeper meaning For most churches these days, the Old Testament is a collection of exciting and shocking stories for kids’ Bible class. When we’re older, we assume we’ve learned what the stories have to teach us and we hardly ever revisit them from an adult perspective. An unexpected upside of deconstruction can be that, when we DO re-think these OT stories, there are layers upon layers of meaning. IntroSteve (somehow) falls asleep in the MRIPandoraIron & WineParkinson's diseaseUnited Church of ChristPlymouth Congregational churchNathan’s renovating in the darkStory of UzzahUzzah - 2 Samuel Why Uzzah?Responsibilities of Levi’s sons - Numbers 3“…curtain of the temple was torn in two…” - Matthew Hebrews 9“Approach God with confidence” - Hebrews 4:16 “if the ministry that brought death…ministry of the spirit bring life” - 2 Corinthians 3Why tear things down?Cardboard building blocksNathan’s house has secret, magical roomsJewish MysticismNadab & Abihu offering strange fire - Leviticus 10 Achan’s story - Joshua 7Noah’s story - Genesis 6-9Lot’s story - Genesis 19Podcast: the Bible for Normal PeopleBook: “How the Bible Actually Works” by Peter EnnsBook: “Faith After Doubt” by Brian McLaren“My yoke is easy and my burden is light” - Matthew 11:28-30 Support Following the Fire
