Jesus did not arrive safely, comfortably, or legally secure. He fled by night, crossed borders, and lived in fear of returning home—because a politician wanted him dead. The Gospel doesn’t leave us room to sanitize this reality. If how we treat refugees is how we treat Jesus, then the question isn’t whether Christ was a…
“As a free and redeemed Christian, you can no longer sin.” This seemed to be the ultimate takeaway from a book I read when I was younger. It wasn’t the first time I had heard such a statement. Growing up, I had come in contact with less intense varieties of this teaching in church. I…
The Day of the Lord has been long prophesied and thought over. It has caused people to fall into extreme territories of thought and brought about a lot of confusion. For that reason, there’s quite a bit to talk about on the subject. Why is it important? What’s going to happen? Why does it matter…
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: The church leaders Jude addressed seemed to believe that there was no morality or law under Jesus and that everyone could live however they wanted. In this message, Jamin proposes a better way to understand the law and its dynamic in the New Testament.
If you’re more of an audible learner like me, then I have a new way to engage with the content on my other page, The Exorcist’s Bestiary. Check out my new podcast, The Exorcist’s Fragments, on Spotify, YouTube, or Apple Podcasts, where you can listen to all of my blog posts in an audibly creative…
I wrote up a quick tune today trying to embody some thoughts on King Jesus as the law for my continued series on Jude tomorrow. If you’re trying to sort out the whole “faith vs works” or “law vs freedom” theological debates, look no further than one of my favorite books, Salvation by Allegiance Alone…
“Bombing so bad.” “Crickets.” “Why is no one laughing.” I occasionally get these kinds of comments on my preaching clips on various social media outlets. Such comments are generally meaningless to me because they come from a genre disconnect. They see a fancy stage and assume I’m doing stand-up. The camera follows me around like…
Modern worship music is a tad dishonest in its rampant positivity. Sure, it’s packed with many generic storm metaphors, but most of it doesn’t dig deep enough. There’s nothing wrong with positive worship music, as the Bible is full of such songs, but when our entire collection is nothing but the top 100 songs on…
Few meats are more challenging to smoke than a brisket because this giant cut of meat has an unpredictable phase known as the stall. This usually happens once the meat hits 160 degrees (though it can happen earlier or later) and lasts anywhere from 30 minutes to 4 hours. It’s a pain to navigate, especially…
I returned home from vacation to find Christians fighting about a Last Supper mockery at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. According to the articles I’ve read, this visual connection wasn’t intentional. I don’t find this overly difficult to believe since people striking a pose behind a long table will always generally look like da Vinci’s…
The Book of Jude makes a very strange reference (likely to the Testament of Abraham), where the Archangel Michael defends Moses’ body from Satan. In this message, Jamin and the crowd at 1208 Greenwood Church survey all of the things that angels do in the Bible to get a better idea as to why the…
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