Jamin Bradley

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

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  • From Stars to a Stable: How Heaven Led the Wise Men

    At David’s Promise, I pastor adults with diverse abilities. My job there invites me to simplify Bible stories which sometimes helps me to see them in a new and simple light that I sometimes miss when the theologian in me is analyzing every last part of a story. Here’s how I shared the Christmas story…

  • Favorite Albums of the Second Half of 2024

    Your favorite musical curmudgeon is back! Don’t get me wrong—I love music. I just have become increasingly hard to impress over the years. It may be that I have great taste, but it’s most certainly that I’m just old. You can check out the albums that got my attention in the first half here. Below…

  • Angels in the Spotlight: The Rare Group Appearance at Christmas

    A friend of mine has spent over two decades creating and playtesting a game where you role-play as angels. He’s cut through a lot of the cheese that surrounds Christian gaming and media and worked hard to create something fun that truly honors the deep theology that exists around the spiritual realm in biblical scholarship.…

  • Recognizing the Voice of the Spirit of Jesus

    “Hi Mama.” I wonder if the Holy Spirit (also known as the Spirit of Christ) sounded like that the first time Mary heard him speak. What a bizarre spiritual experience she would have had, being the only person in the world to carry Jesus physically in her womb and spiritually in her heart—the same voice…

  • Mary’s Hope

    NEW EPISODE: In this message, Jamin lights the advent candle of hope and talks about how Mary embodied hope, gave birth to hope, and cultivated hope. How do we do the same?

  • The Preincarnate Christ: Old Testament Appearances of Jesus

    Amongst God’s heavenly family was a very specific Son of God, who served as a very special angel. He carried the title of the messenger of Yahweh—or the Angel of the Lord. This angel appears many times throughout the Old Testament, but there’s something very different about him. He doesn’t just pass along messages from…

  • The Kingdom Clash: Prophets in a World of Injustice

    Nobody wants to hear the prophets because they have entered Yahweh’s Kingdom of Heaven and returned with a critique of the gods’ Kingdom of Babel. Such a message is especially annoying to the rich and powerful, for Babel has benefited them quite well and they do not desire an alternative way of doing things. Indeed,…

  • Angelic Voices in Human Skin: The Role of Prophets in Yahweh’s Kingdom

    Throughout the Bible, we catch glimpses of Yahweh calling his heavenly family together to meet with him. In such meetings, Yahweh’s family members might report on the affairs of earth that they had witnessed (Gen. 18:20–21; Job 1:6; Zech. 1:10; Matt 18:10), or they might help Yahweh arrange earthly judgments (1 Ki. 22:13–23; Dan. 4:17),…

  • Gods of Chaos: Understanding the Spiritual Forces Behind Injustice

    The supernatural world of the Bible is overflowing with spiritual beings of varied authority, job descriptions, and backgrounds. At the top of this hierarchy is Yahweh himself—Lord of lords and God of gods (Deut. 10:17). He is the creator of Heaven and earth and all that exists. Underneath him are the little-g-gods that he created,…

  • Beautiful, But What Did It Mean? The Case for Comprehensible Art

    I just finished a beautifully illustrated 300-page graphic novel, and I don’t have the slightest idea what it was about. Whenever I turned the page, I felt like I had accidentally turned three pages and missed important elements. I couldn’t understand when time jumped forward. Poetic references either fell flat or required too much of…