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Prophetic Politics
“There’s no need for politics in the church,” you might say after reading the title of this post. But statements like these miss the entire middle part of our Bibles we call the major and minor prophets. These books are filled with declarations of how nations must change their attitudes spiritually, personally and politically. The…
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Teaching a Supernatural Bible
The very subject of the Holy Spirit is part of what inspired me to become the third generation pastor that I am. Growing up I wanted to be a pastor like my dad, but then eventually found music and chased it around for awhile. In college, I eventually met the Holy Spirit and traded in…
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Magicland
“Everyone has to go through Magicland first in order to figure all this supernatural stuff out,” my professor laughed. I couldn’t help but smile as the last few years of my college career had attested to this statement. I hoped that I was at the end of my time in Magicland, recognizing that some of…
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Abraham and the Hittites
After Sarah dies at an old age, Abraham tries to buy some burial ground for her—and there’s something important going on here that we might easily miss if we don’t pay attention. Check out this podcast episode on 1208GREENWOOD’s webpage or simply subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.
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Catalpa Tree
We have a big catalpa tree in our backyard that didn’t exist 7 years ago when we moved into our house. Its giant leaves tower over our back deck and make our tiny piece of urban land look lusher than it is. It caught my attention this morning on the way out of the house…
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The Good & Bad of the Pharisees
The Pharisees are not remembered for good things and Matthew 23 reserves some of Jesus’ harshest words for them. But even here there are a couple of good qualities Jesus draws attention to, and the rest of the New Testament paints a bigger picture for them as well. Yes, they miss the point time and…
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Cooking for Dinner Church
With my dad having studied to be a cook before he became a pastor, I never had any need to cook anything growing up because what he made was already delicious—I didn’t realize how delicious until I headed off to college. But now that I was married, I was beginning to realize that I needed…
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The Sacrifice of Isaac
Reading Genesis 22 feels a lot like watching a psychological horror movie. Fortunately, however, we find in this passage that God is a good God whose test illustrates many important theological points after Abraham passes it. Check out this podcast episode on 1208GREENWOOD’s webpage or simply subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.
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Whose Son?
After the religious leaders try to trap Jesus into saying something stupid over and over again, Jesus decides to lead them to into saying something they would rather not admit. Check out this podcast episode on 1208GREENWOOD’s webpage or simply subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.
Jamin Bradley 