What if our modern theology of politics is far too simple—and dangerously wrong? The Bible doesn’t paint a picture where every ruler is handpicked by God in a neat, predictable way. Instead, it reveals a cosmic drama of spiritual powers, human leaders, and seats of authority that can be used for justice—or deeply abused. To…
One of the struggles many of us younger Christians have with the “pro-life” debate is not abortion—we agree that abortion is wrong. Our difficulty is that the term “pro-life” implies so much more to us from a Jesus perspective. If we are pro-life then we are:-Anti-abortion: We believe that all human life is in the…
When atrocities happen, conspiratorial Christians are often quick to point the finger at people groups and sins. Why don’t we ever point inward? God’s people are turned over to judgment all over the Bible for representing God poorly. It was their calling to bear God’s name and show the world with their words and actions…
Modern cosmology is obviously very different from ancient cosmology, as the ancients were not scientists. We know the earth is a spherical-shaped planet rotating in place while revolving around the sun. But for ancient-minded people, their conception of the earth was very different. In their minds, the earth was flat with a crystal snow-globe-like ceiling…
Jamin dives into the pacifistic ways of Jesus in this new message in our series of Jesus Justice. What will we choose to carry? A weapon or a cross? You can listen to this message on the 1208GREENWOOD webpage or by subscribing to the 1208PODCAST on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.
Tomorrow is the launch of JXN Cloud, our new online church. After doing online church for almost half a year now, a few things have necessitated this new online model for me. 1. Due to the health concerns of some, there are some who cannot go back to church until it’s safe, and 1208 Greenwood…
When John gets a prophetic glimpse of Jesus, He’s seen holding seven stars in his hand, which John tells us are seven angels. This is actually a pretty easy connection to follow in ancient culture. While it sounds weird to us because we know more of the science behind stars, ancient cultures often understood stars…
If you attend a more charismatic-esque church in Jackson and have a guest speaker attend, there’s a possibility that they might try to identify some spiritual landscaping of Jackson based on the fact that we had the largest walled prison in the world. John does something a little similar to some of the cities he…
Revelation is a very, very, very, very, very dense piece of literature—and that’s an understatement. It is a theological and literary masterpiece and is written primarily in three genres. That being said, if you’re not reading it in its literary style or if you miss a transition from one genre to another, you will struggle…
SHEOL/HADES: In the Old Testament, it was understood that when anyone died they went to Sheol. It was not a pleasant place since it was also the home of evil spirits, but it wasn’t Hell. Many think the idea of Sheol went away in the New Testament, but it didn’t. Rather, as the Hebrews found…
Tylar and I kick off our new 1208-Bit Podcast with a conversation on “The Lord of the Rings.” We talk a bit about Tolkien’s life and his relationship with Lewis and others; faith elements in the Lord of the Rings; the faith journey of many of its readers; its impact on current culture; and much,…
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