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…
I made a quick acoustic version of a new song I wrote for an upcoming event. You can listen on Spotify (or wherever you stream music). If you want the simplified capo chords as I play them on the acoustic recording, check the lyrics below. If you want a PDF of the chords without the…
While Annihilation may seem like a chill sci-fi movie with some creepy horror themes interspersed throughout it, Dallas and Jamin found it to be quite thought-provoking on spiritual themes. Enjoy their pastoral discussion on topics like resurrection, new creation, and much, much more.
In this message, Jamin provides a narrative of 1208’s spiritual journey over the last year and invites us to wait expectantly for the Spirit to pour out in a fresh and visible way.
For the earliest church, Christianity was Judaism. The early Christ followers were Jews who had filled in the gap of who they believed their coming King was. Therefore, no Jew would have been thinking, “I need to abandon my faith and join this Christian movement”—rather, their thoughts were more like, “We are the Jews who…
While Yahweh is the King of kings, Lord of lords, and God of gods, much of the New Testament narrative is about him raising Jesus up as Israel’s immortal human King, and then inviting the rest of the nations to leave their kings, lords, and gods behind and give their allegiance to Jesus. So yes,…
Today Erin and Jamin discuss the global 30 by 30 initiative to protect 30% of the world’s land and oceans by 2030. With lots of background about the initiative, the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD COP15 2022) and what makes it a good thing and controversies surrounding it. Make sure you have everyone’s voices at…
Joan is one of the many impoverished urbanites I know. As a single mother, she and her five kids have tried to get through life on her paycheck, whatever governmental assistance they can find, and the charity of others. After she had burned through the charity of her closest friends and family members, she decided…
When a known woman broke into a house where Jesus was, she began to wash his feet with her tears and hair, much to the dissatisfaction of the religious leaders among him. Jesus would likely face rumors in this moment, but he instead admired and appreciated the woman and lifted her up. How do we…
In the Old Testament, there’s a character named Lady Wisdom. Who is she? How do the New Testament writers connect her to Jesus? And why does it matter to us?
In this message Jamin takes a look at the fruit the Holy Spirit produces in us and talks about discernment.
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