My series on Babel continues at TGR:

I’m glad that people have found the exile motif helpful in rethinking our lives and our work as God’s people within cultures that are not in covenant with God. But there is a lot more to it than that. Exile is only one stop in a larger story, and the larger story gives exile its deepest meaning. And if we miss that bigger story, we’ll draw the wrong lessons for our daily work from the exile.

Let me know what you think!