Jamin Bradley

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

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  • Another’s Tragedy is Not About Us

    As we’re all well aware, this past week at least 50 Muslims were killed by a shooter in New Zealand. Across religions and racial boundaries, we weep with the Muslim community; for a tragedy like this is able to bring anyone to their knees in mourning. That being said, as a pastor I’ve been put…

  • God’s Angel in Revelation

    According to Revelation 1:1-2, God sent “his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.” The confusion here, however, is that Jesus Himself is the first character we see appear to John. Or is this confusing? After…

  • Be Yeast

    In a parable so short that Jesus said the whole thing in one sentence, the kingdom is compared to yeast. Today I make bread and elaborate. Check out this podcast episode on 1208GREENWOOD’s webpage or simply subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.  

  • Revelation Will “Soon Take Place”?

    Verse one of Revelation kicks the book off with the claim that Jesus is showing John “the things that must soon take place.” Of course, this statement strikes us as a bit odd some two thousand years later. “What is soon?” we might ask? “I call all times soon,” C.S. Lewis imagined God replying (1). …

  • The Genres of Revelation

    Revelation is a strange book—so strange that I’ve basically ignored it for my entire life. I was turned off by it for several reasons:  The violence. Again, the violence. Weird interpretations. Revelation code-crackers. Left Behind’s exciting, yet confusing take. The 8 million ways you can interpret everything. The violence. Yet despite everything that Revelation had…

  • The Mythical Leviathan

    One of the reasons I would conclude that Leviathan is likely to be a mythical creature is because its mythical properties can be seen quite well in Job 41—especially when God says that, “When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid; at the crashing they are beside themselves” (Job 41:25). I’d like to draw…

  • Enoch & the Nephilim

    Genesis 5 briefly tells us about a man named Enoch who apparently didn’t die but was taken to be with God, while Genesis 6 briefly tells us about how the sons of God slept with the daughters of men and beget Nephilim/giants. In today’s podcast episode we take a deep look into these passages by…

  • Social Media Church

    A fellow pastor in my conference linked me to an article written by a social media pastor on Fox News entitled, “Church as We Know it is Over. Here’s What’s Next.” While the writer had good points and I agree with the premise that the church is in need of a shift to reach the…

  • Thirty-One

    Today I turn 31. There’s been a lot going on in life since my last birthday. Our church made a major adjustment by changing models to dinner church. I released 2 more books/audiobooks (The Rush and the Rest, and Kaiju of Biblical Proportions) and a comic book (Calligraphy Sticks: Volume 1—sample pictured above). I also…

  • Why Doesn’t God Deal with Evil Already?

    Jesus tells a parable about wheat and weeds and in doing so he reveals a little bit about why the world is the way it is. Check out this podcast episode on 1208GREENWOOD’s webpage or simply subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.