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…
The Ancient Israelites had two kinds of goats: one was a sacrifice that was used to purify sacred space and the other was a sin goat that was to be sent to some demonic entity known as “Azazel.” The Azazel goat wasn’t a sacrifice to a demon, it was an animal that all of Israel’s…
I watched as Coldplay grabbed a few acoustic instruments and walked off the stage of The Palace in Detroit to a small platform in the back of the room. There we watched as they played a song while a young man behind them did everything he could to touch Chris Martin. It was so noticeable…
Jesus healed a fever once. I point this out because we usually think Jesus only cares about doing crazy miracles, but that’s not the case. You are not only seen in your most intense moments—you are seen always. God doesn’t just care about the major parts of your life, he cares about the small parts…
The idea of our Spare Oom Worship Nights is pretty simple: show up with no script and see where the Spirit leads. During that time, we create a lot of spontaneous songs. We’ve isolated some of those moments to create an 80 minute album of music. Check it out wherever you stream music. Many thanks…
They sound super spiritual in their double acknowledgment of calling Jesus, “Lord, Lord.” They’ve operated in the power of the Holy Spirit. They’ve legitimately prophesied, casted out demons, and performed signs and wonders. And yet, shockingly, Jesus says he doesn’t know who they are. This may forever be one of the most intense passages in…
As we continued to meet, I asked my client to daydream up a space where they could meet with Holy Spirit. We would return to this space in future sessions to see what the Spirit might want to communicate about their inner healing process as we moved forward. As time went on, a theme would…
I once had someone invite me to confess all my sins to them to “clear my heart” or something like that. Except I knew that wasn’t really what they were offering—rather, this person was looking for ammo against me should it ever prove useful. Though I often try to be vulnerable with people, I said…
I couldn’t sleep easily when I was younger. Instead of getting rest, I would stay up and think of all the things I had done wrong in life, repenting of new and old sins alike. In that way, I had a religion similar to that of an early Martin Luther, who was so addicted to…
Up until the 1500s, it was thought that eyes actually emitted or projected something like light or energy. This energy wasn’t as extravagant as an X-Men superpower, but ancient people certainly believed there was a power of sorts in the eyes. Indeed, they believed that you could basically curse someone by casting an “Evil Eye”…
Jamin Bradley 