Spring 2010

The story

The story of God’s great deeds—creation of all things; judgment of vicious human rebellion; redemption of all things—told in the Bible is the context within which we at Comment understand and approach everything. In this issue, we have asked our contributors to recount the episodes of that story, and we publish an editorial manifesto, broadcasting our most deeply-held convictions.

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In The Print Issue

Poetry

Aaron Belz

Dividing Zero

Dividing one makes two, and so on. But dividing zero? “Nothing can come of nothing,” Lear laments—and yet, as you know, God’s signature’s here. Where zero was, is one, then two: two lights, moon and sun; then man and woman; two brothers, two kingdoms— then one, one stump, one shoot, a branch bowed down with […]

Editorial

Gideon Strauss

Editorial: Story

It is true, and it has consequences.

Essay

Al Wolters

Creation

Literally nothing is possible without the ordaining, creative power of God.

Essay

David K. Naugle

Fall

The fundamental problem of the human race: we are alienated from God.

Essay

James K.A. Smith

Redemption

(Originally published March 2010:) The Word became flesh, not to save our souls from this fallen world, but in order to restore us as lovers of this world.

Essay