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Baptism and the Waters of Transformation
We have talked about the Sea of Chaos and the River of Life, perhaps when we view baptism this way, we should think of it as the Water of…
 • Andy Patton
Caught Between the Red Sea and the Sea Monster
The parting of the sea in Exodus 14 & 15.
 • Andy Patton
The Living Water Isn't Water: Jesus and the Woman at the Well (Part Two)
If you are looking for a fountain to come shooting up out of the ground, you may be reading John 4 too literally.
 • Andy Patton
An Impossible Conversation: Jesus and the Woman at the Well (Part One)
Jesus and the betrothal-at-a-well pattern
 • Andy Patton
Why Do Men in the Bible Find Their Wives at Wells?
Betrothal-at-a-well stories in the Old Testament follow a certain pattern.
 • Andy Patton
The Flood and the Reversal of Creation
Genesis 6-9 and the undoing of Genesis 1. Almost.
 • Andy Patton
Why Did Eden Have Four Rivers?
And what do we know about the Pishon, Gihon, Tigris, and Euphrates?
 • Andy Patton
The Mist in the Wasteland: Introducing the River of Life
Why do Genesis 1 and 2 both start with different versions of inhospitable chaos? (Genesis 2:4-6)
 • Andy Patton
Why Are There Sea Monsters and Dragons in the Bible?
Leviathan, Serpents, Tannin, and Dragons. (Genesis 1:20, 21)
 • Andy Patton
A Mountain Rose Out of the Water
Water in the Bible Part 4—Genesis 1:9-10
 • Andy Patton
Why Does the Bible Say the Sky Is Solid?
Water in the Bible part 3—Genesis 1:6-7
 • Andy Patton
List of Passages for the Theme of Water in the Bible
Getting started with a core biblical theme
 • Andy Patton
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