Like all Americans, I grew up looking at a flag with my hand over my heart as I pledged my life to it at schools, sports, and even church. It had the word “God” in it, so I figured I was on the right track, but as I grew up, I started to note too…
In 2020, the American Christian world lost its mind. We were argumentative and defiant against safety protocols in our churches and society. We were argumentative and defensive about racial inequality, crushing people of color under the weight of deaf ears and still feet. Instead of rebuking political tyrants, we embraced and endorsed them to the…
When Jesus is in the Garden of Gethsemane, he becomes desperate in prayer, asking God for another way. But he follows the signs and impressions he receives, including an angel sent to him at that moment. What signs are we following?
After a man calls Jesus, “Good Teacher,” he responds strangely: “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.” But Jesus is God, so why does he say this? On a more personal note, do we recognize God’s goodness as Jesus did? How might it affect us if we don’t?
Christians often demean themselves with degrading words, but the words Jesus uses to describe the resurrected are quite glorious. They are “considered worthy,” “equal to the angels,” and are “children of God.” How do we see our identity? Does it line up with the way Jesus sees us? How might our lives be different if…
A good cornerstone is crucial to constructing a building, but Jesus identifies himself as a rejected cornerstone. In this message, we look at some of the reasons why people might have rejected Jesus as a cornerstone and ask ourselves if we still do the same thing today.
Christians are known for declaring where the Kingdom of Heaven is, but Jesus said it couldn’t be observed and that there’s no way we could miss it when it finally came. But he also said the kingdom was within us right here and now. What does this all mean for us today?
As I was working on my new Song of Songs album, I was struck by the woman’s boldness. She recognized that she was sunburnt and a bit unkept because of all the manual labor she had been doing, but she also acknowledged that she was “נָאוֶה”—which the ESV translates as “lovely.” This really struck a…
Question: How is it possible that as an omniscient triune God only one part knows the hour of another part’s return? I’ve read up on the hypostatic nature of Jesus and his duality but i’m not sold on that being why he wouldn’t know. And that would seem silly as if he’s saying “I don’t even…
Question: Why would a good + sovereign God create humans? He saw the brokenness ahead, why proceed? Answer: Oddly, God has faced this question himself. Before he sent the flood, Genesis 6:6 says, “And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart.” So yeah, even God has…
Question: In light of recent events in the Africa and the Middle East, what causes God to intervene/not intervene (from a human perspective) in earthly affairs? Inquiring minds (like mine) are wondering. Answer: Yeah, there’s a lot of difficult stuff going on right now that can be hard to wrap our minds around. Here’s how…
Jamin Bradley 