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Genesis Marks the Spot

Raiding the ivory tower of biblical theology without ransacking our faith.

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Jan. 23, 2026

Genesis 6 Without 1 Enoch: Worship and the World of Violence

In Genesis 6, how do we get from “sons of God and daughters of men” to a world “filled with violence” — without leaning on 1 Enoch as the primary interpretive lens? In this episode, Carey builds an intra-biblical case that fo...
Jan. 16, 2026

Between Glory and Ashes 6: End-Times Fire - Episode 162

In the finale of the Fire series, Carey traces eschatological fire across Scripture—not as a single “hellfire” image, but as a matrix of scenes where fire unveils , judges , purifies , and ultimately makes creation fit for Go...
Jan. 9, 2026

Between Glory and Ashes 5: Distributed Fire - Episode 161

In this episode, Carey connects the “fire series” to a bigger question: what does it mean for God’s holy presence to be “distributed” through the Church—and even into the world—often in spite of us? From Genesis to Pentecost ...
Jan. 2, 2026

Atonement in Genesis: A Torah-to-Genesis Map - Episode 160

Where do we actually see atonement in Genesis—before the Levitical system even exists? In this episode, Carey uses frame semantics to map the Hebrew “atonement” word-group ( kipper and its conceptual neighborhood) across the ...
Dec. 26, 2025

Jesus and the Forces of Death: Ritual Purity in the Gospels - Episode 159

This week, Carey continues the Purity Series by digging into Matthew Thiessen’s Jesus and the Forces of Death: The Gospels’ Portrayal of Ritual Impurity within First-Century Judaism —and uses it as a springboard to talk about...
Dec. 19, 2025

Theophanies, Spirit-Fire, and the “Angel of the LORD” (with Courtney Trotter) - Episode 158

In this episode of Genesis Marks the Spot , Carey sits down with Courtney Trotter of Kairos Classroom for a deep-dive into how Scripture portrays God’s appearances—especially the debated “Angel of the LORD,” and the often-ove...

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Jan. 16, 2026

Hellfire and Judgment Study Guide

This study guide accompanies my episode on eschatological fire—the Bible’s “Day of the Lord” imagery as judgment, justice, and new creation. If you’ve ever noticed how quickly conversations about fire in Scripture colla…

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Nov. 20, 2025

God is a Consuming Fire: How “Glory” and “Fire” Frames Help You Read …

If you’ve been around church for a while, you’ve heard about God's glory, maybe scratched your head wondering what, exactly it was. And you've probably heard the line: “Our God is a consuming fire.” For some of us, that…

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Sept. 15, 2025

Not the Author of Evil: How the Bible Holds Sovereignty and Agency To…

In episode 60, Who Causes Sickness? - Episode 060. I explored the question: "Who/what causes sickness?" One perspective that has been prevalent throughout Christian history is the notion that Satan, as a biblical entity, may be involved in causing s…

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Carey Griffel

Carey Griffel has a Masters of Biblical Studies with Redemption Seminary and is passionate about teaching about the Bible from a biblical theology perspective with a healthy dose of creative thinking thrown in to the mix.
Carey can be found on Instagram and Facebook. She has her own Facebook discussion group for her podcast and is an administrator and moderator of several other FB groups, such as Reading Genesis 50 Times and Divine Council Worldview, official group of Dr. Michael Heiser.

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