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Political Double-Mindedness
It’s strange, but when I think of the whole Clinton affair case, I have this vivid memory of learning about it from my friend as we were biking a few blocks from my house. I can remember the exact location we were in. Maybe the memory is vivid because I didn’t know what an affair…
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New “A Taste of Jesus” Review
I met Derek Jordan through an email exchange awhile back and he has been very kind to listen through many of my audiobooks over the last few months. I have appreciated his feedback, which he has most recently given on my first book, A Taste of Jesus. That book came about in my journey to…
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Preaching on Controversial Themes
Sometimes people tell pastors not to preach on controversial themes in order to keep the peace (which is no peace). I fear we’ve done just that. Because a Gospel-living-Christian is bound to be controversial by definition. After all, they follow a man who was controversial enough to get the electric chair. If our words, actions…
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What Did Jesus Do?
Christians know that Jesus died on the cross for their sins, but when we’re pressed for extra information as to why that changed the world, we don’t always know what more to say. “What exactly did Jesus do?” we wonder. To find the answer to that question, we have to zoom out to get a…
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Gap & Day-Age Theory
On this episode of The Erinvironment, Erin and I look at different theories as to how the world was created, including Gap Theory and Day-Age Theory. Listen to this episode on the 1208GREENWOOD webpage or by subscribing to the 1208PODCAST on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.
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Ancient Bible Poetry & Modern Worship Music
There’s an ancient Egyptian story about a bored Pharaoh who called a prophet into his court to entertain him. In order for that prophet to compellingly prove that he was hearing something divine, his words were expected to be “a poetic and well-polished literary form that would represent the speech of the gods” (Marvin A.…
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Why Do Bad Things Happen?
As we continue our series on, “God’s Grand Framework,” we address the question of why bad things happen if God is omnipotent and desires a world full of love and goodness? Watch above or listen to this episode on the 1208GREENWOOD webpage or by subscribing to the 1208PODCAST on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.
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“I Can’t Breathe” Song
It’s been awhile since I’ve written a new song, but desperate times call for desperate lyrics. So with that, here’s, “I Can’t Breathe,” which is one of those God-perspective-type songs. VERSE 1How many timesMust the ground open upTo drink the blood of innocent skinHow many timesWill Lamech get his wayAnd claim that I embraced his…
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Peaceful Engagement
We have been in the midst of many pro-life moments over the last few months. The stay-at-home order called us inside to protect others from a medical condition and now peaceful engagement has called us outside to protect others from a social condition. Many of the pastors in our Conference have thoughtfully preached into racism in previous…
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Love, Peace and Racism
In light of what the world is going through, we take a pause in our new series to talk candidly about racism. You can watch above or download the audio on the 1208PODCAST on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play or listen on our webpage.
Jamin Bradley 