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…
A few years back I had a young black man in our congregation text me about the pain he was going through. Every time he turned on the news, it seemed like there was another person of color who had died for no good reason. He didn’t understand it and he didn’t know what to…
In our next question on “God’s Grand Framework,” we address a popular question: “Do we have free will?” We also address many other topics that go along with it like predestination, election, the once-saved-always-saved debate, and more. Click the video above to watch this episode or listen to this episode on the 1208GREENWOOD webpage or by subscribing…
A morning devotional on the power of worship, with a few minutes of music at the end so that you can kick your morning off with song and prayer. This video was made for the Facebook Group “Unify Jackson.” Should you desire it, I’ve also uploaded a PDF for further reading, footnotes, and so on.
In our brand new series on “God’s Grand Framework,” we address the big question every human being eventually asks: “Why am I here?” The Bible has an answer if we pay close attention. Listen to this episode on the 1208GREENWOOD webpage or by subscribing to the 1208PODCAST on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play. Books for more info and the ones…
A group of pastors across the Jackson area have been meeting weekly over the last two months to discuss quarantine, coronavirus, and their plans to reach people during it and what to do after it. In this video, a small handful of the network were able to meet up with each other to discuss the…
C.S. Lewis was very much into mythology (especially Norse mythology, which somehow led him to work for MI6 for a brief moment). When you become aware of this trait in Lewis, his writing begins to pop all the more. For example, we see that Lewis incorporated both Biblical and Jewish mythology Lewis into one of…
Most people assume that since the false gods are false, they are therefore, not real. But that’s not the picture the Bible paints. While there is only one true “God of gods and Lord of lords” (Deuteronomy 10:17) who created all things (Revelation 4:11), He empowered some of the spiritual beings he created to rule over…
Our final episode on Revelation doesn’t switch over perfectly to podcast form, but we put it there anyways. Our final episode was a bit of a rejourneying through the book of Revelation. We’ve featured two teachings from it in this podcast episode. (You’ll have to excuse the sound of rain in the first half!) Or…
At church this Sunday we wrap up our 20-part series on the book of Revelation. This book used to terrify and confuse me, but now that I’ve studied what scholars and theologians have to say about it, it has quickly become one of my favorite books of the Bible. The picture it actually paints is…
A few years back I pretty much read (ahem… “listened to”) everything C.S. Lewis wrote and then checked out a few biographies. One of the things I learned on that journey was that Lewis was a big proponent against animal cruelty in scientific experiments. To quote Lewis, The victory of vivisection marks a great advance…
Jamin Bradley 