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Escaping to Nature
Being submerged in God’s creation can cause us to worship. I know that for myself, all you have to do is throw me into a forest for a few minutes and I’ll get lost in thought and wonder. These moments strike me even harder these days since I am usually surrounded by the lackluster of…
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Pine Needles in the Wind
Pine needles fall as the wind sets foot On the evergreen towers. The sound of her silence fills the air Though she’s not as quiet as I often think. For her breath reverberates off what she touches: Branches, streams and eardrums; I am audibly and visibly aware of her presence. For even a faint breeze…
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Radical Peace Amidst a Horrible Shooting
We didn’t have all the details about the Sutherland Springs shooting correct when we heard about it at church this morning, but our church body stopped mid-service to engage in prayer on the First Baptist Church’s behalf. It seemed unfair to pray for forgiveness and peace so soon after the shooting, but we knew it…
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Too Depressed to Sleep?
Every night when I got into bed, I could only think of everything I ever did wrong. The shame was overwhelming. I had the ability to turn anything and everything into a moral issue and it would make me so sick that I’d feel like I’d have to confess it or die. But over the…
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God Made the Earth and it was “Tob”
In the beginning God made it all and, “saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good” (Gen 1:31). Note that God said it was very good and not perfect. The Hebrew word used here is tob which means pleasant, joyful, or agreeable. The New Bible Dictionary explains that this word signifies,…
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Why Am I Writing a Book on Aliens?
I’d like to offer you an explanation in case you’re wondering why I would write a book on aliens and Christianity and possibly sabotage my writing career this early on. The main reason is because our society is wondering about their existence. The world cares deeply about this conversation and the church has often shunned both…
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The Church’s Addiction to Seriousness
Peter tells us that one of the marks of the early church was that they were filled with inexpressible joy (1 Pe 1:8-9). Is the church still marked by that joy today? It seems that we think if we’re going to be good Christians, we have to be as serious as possible. If I make…
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Alien Theology Cover Preview!
My sister in law, Alyssa Bradley of Whimsy Design and Illustration, just sent me another fantastic piece of artwork after I asked her if she could make something that looked like an old sci-fi movie poster! I just wrapped up the second draft of Alien Theology, and now I’m getting ready to do some more…
Jamin Bradley 
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