Jamin Bradley

Pastor. Theologian. Musician. Author. Nerd. Exorcist.

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  • Don’t Let Your Theology Kill: Prayers for Peace

    Fifteen months ago, I walked into a church for a worship and prayer meeting. My stomach began to turn as they instructed us to break into groups and pray for Israel. As a Jesus-minded pacifist, I was not about to pray for someone to win a war—especially when the statistics were so one-sided. Looking at…

  • When the Gods Fall: Justice, DEI, and the Judgment of the Divine

    One day, the gods are going to die. Why? Because they didn’t practice justice. Rather than care for the powerless, the afflicted, and the poor and rescue them from their plight, they sided with their guilty oppressors. Like any god, they are supposed to promote justice in the nations they were assigned to by working…

  • When Religion and Politics Collide: Lessons from the Prophets

    Myth: Churches/pastors/Christians are not supposed to be political. Double Standard: This statement is only made when churches/pastors/Christians are challenging classic Christian politics. Truth: In the ancient world, religion and politics were the same thing. Therefore, kings surrounded themselves with supernaturalists who knew how to discern the spiritual realm. Their help was important because it’s difficult…

  • Do Not Wrong the Sojourner: A Biblical Response to Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric

    Dear church: Below is what the Old Testament says about immigrants. If the first testament can be this loving of the immigrant without the fuller revelation of Jesus, then we must wake up. If the United States could somehow deport every illegal citizen from the country, they would be left with a startling realization—for they…

  • Ezekiel 3 and Me: Why I Speak Out About Trump and the Church

    With all of my political posts lately, there may be some need for explanation as some of you weren’t my friends last time Trump was president. I’m unsure my explanation will appease you, but I’ll try. It was 2017, and I had published my first book, A Taste of Jesus. I was reflecting on this…

  • Consider It All Crap

    Paul gets suddenly intense in his letter to Philippians as he recognizes that Gentiles are being subjected to intense traditional rituals in order to be accepted as Christians. Jamin engages this biblical conversation and invites us to consider how the church continues to do the same thing today.

  • What Would Jesus Say to ChatGPT? A Lesson in Digital Discipleship

    My kids were confused as they got in the car to find me conversing with chatGPT. Knowing they’d get a kick out of this, I invited them to chat with the AI. They did what most kids (and adults) would do and started saying weird and slightly unkind things to it. I quickly turned off…

  • Living in Spiritual Warfare

    In Philippians, Paul refers to his friend as a fellow worker and fellow soldier. Jamin stops to expand on Paul’s use of the word “soldier,” giving us a glimpse into the Bible’s larger picture of the Creator God Yahweh VS the little-g-god Satan. How did this dynamic come about and what is humanity’s part in…

  • Jesus and the Holy Spirit

    Paul tells us that Jesus emptied himself. What does this mean? In a previous message, Jamin analyzed this theme from a poetic angle about love. In this message, Jamin gives it another meaning by referring to how God emptied himself to become human. He was then empowered by the Holy Spirit to do supernatural works.…

  • How the Bible Empowers Women

    Side note: Before this service started, I spent 20 minutes asking a man to leave our church because he had come to visit against his ex’s wishes. It seemed clear he was there to mess with them, and I didn’t want to create space for this kind of manipulation. Since he refused to leave, I…