TGR carries the conclusion of my series on the biblical epic of Babel:

Recently I contributed to an exchange on how different theological views increase or decrease the importance of nations as morally formative communities. In response to a contributor who was overstating the extent to which the Old Testament narrative affirms this role for the nations, I stressed the origin of the nations as a remedy for sin: “The division of our world into distinct nations is not a feature, it’s a patch for a bug – God’s tourniquet on the hemorrhage of human wickedness.”

As a writer, I’m particularly proud of having produced that line. Yet I knew even as I wrote it that I was leaving out the other side of the account. The nations begin that way, but that’s not how they end. And the difference is the Spirit-empowered daily work of God’s people.

Next up: I get my innings on the UBI.