The Cloudcast, ep. 10: Genesis 11 & making sense of language

27/05/2025 1h 3min

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Rev. Benjamin Hollingsead – St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Eden Valley, MNRev. Josh Reber – Faith Lutheran Church, St. Cloud, MN & Trinity Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, MNRev. David Buchs – Concordia Lutheran Church, Fairhaven, MNChapters00:00 Exploring Heritage and Identity02:11 Theological Reflections on Pangea and Babel04:40 Human Ambition vs. Divine Will07:33 The Nature of Unity and Division10:22 The Role of Language in Understanding God13:20 The Centrality of God's Presence16:20 The Challenge of Preaching and Reception18:53 Unity in the Church vs. False Unity21:45 The Importance of Truth in Unity24:38 Theological Implications of Babel's Confusion34:00 Divine Observation and Judgment35:47 The Atonement and Its Implications36:44 Language and Universal Grammar39:35 The Nature of Information and Reality42:13 The Depth of Biblical Language46:55 Cultural References and Their Impact48:20 The Power of Words and Their Consequences55:49 Psychology, Archetypes, and Human Understanding01:00:46 The Importance of the Word of God