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…
Sometimes people tell pastors not to preach on controversial themes in order to keep the peace (which is no peace). I fear we’ve done just that. Because a Gospel-living-Christian is bound to be controversial by definition. After all, they follow a man who was controversial enough to get the electric chair. If our words, actions…
Christians know that Jesus died on the cross for their sins, but when we’re pressed for extra information as to why that changed the world, we don’t always know what more to say. “What exactly did Jesus do?” we wonder. To find the answer to that question, we have to zoom out to get a…
On this episode of The Erinvironment, Erin and I look at different theories as to how the world was created, including Gap Theory and Day-Age Theory. Listen to this episode on the 1208GREENWOOD webpage or by subscribing to the 1208PODCAST on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.
There’s an ancient Egyptian story about a bored Pharaoh who called a prophet into his court to entertain him. In order for that prophet to compellingly prove that he was hearing something divine, his words were expected to be “a poetic and well-polished literary form that would represent the speech of the gods” (Marvin A.…
As we continue our series on, “God’s Grand Framework,” we address the question of why bad things happen if God is omnipotent and desires a world full of love and goodness? Watch above or listen to this episode on the 1208GREENWOOD webpage or by subscribing to the 1208PODCAST on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.
It’s been awhile since I’ve written a new song, but desperate times call for desperate lyrics. So with that, here’s, “I Can’t Breathe,” which is one of those God-perspective-type songs. VERSE 1How many timesMust the ground open upTo drink the blood of innocent skinHow many timesWill Lamech get his wayAnd claim that I embraced his…
We have been in the midst of many pro-life moments over the last few months. The stay-at-home order called us inside to protect others from a medical condition and now peaceful engagement has called us outside to protect others from a social condition. Many of the pastors in our Conference have thoughtfully preached into racism in previous…
In light of what the world is going through, we take a pause in our new series to talk candidly about racism. You can watch above or download the audio on the 1208PODCAST on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play or listen on our webpage.
Last night some friends and I walked from my house to a peaceful protest in our city on behalf of our black brothers and sisters. A police officer (great guy I’ve worked with in events in the past) came to take questions from the crowd. A local black pastor shared an encouraging word and led…
Back in October of 2015, I felt led to get into the topic of racism while preaching through the book of Acts. I’m re-posting this episode on the 1208PODCAST now as we look to Jesus for direction and justice in our current time. Listen to this episode on the 1208GREENWOOD webpage or by subscribing to the 1208PODCAST…
Jamin Bradley 