Commons Church Podcast The Miraculous Universe - Jeremy Duncan
Apr 13, 2026
A wide-ranging conversation that links faith and cosmology, from Genesis to the Big Bang. Discussion of ancient creation myths and how Genesis reframes them. Exploration of where physics meets mystery near the Planck time. Reflection on existence as relationship—matter, bosons, and a sustaining reality that makes life and wonder possible.
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Little Girl at Stations of the Cross
- Jeremy Duncan recounts a four-year-old at the Stations of the Cross who proudly claimed to be an excellent artist but doubted her math until helped to count, then declared success.
- The brief interaction illustrates how simple, mundane moments can reshape self-perception and feel miraculous in hindsight.
Miracle As A Shift In Possibility
- Miracles aren't primarily supernatural rule-breaks but moments that shift our window of possibility and reveal new ways to see the world.
- Jeremy argues many life-altering encounters are mundane on the surface but feel miraculous when they expand perspective.
Genesis As A Theological Reframe
- Genesis reframes older violent creation myths by portraying the world as a generous creation of a good God, not born from divine blood or corpse.
- Duncan notes Genesis borrows mythic structure but overturns its theology to emphasize creativity and relationship.
