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The Lamb’s World vs. the Dragon’s World
The Book of Revelation is not a codebook for predicting the end of the world—it’s a mirror held up to every world shaped by the dragon. John exposes two competing realities: one ruled by a self-giving Lamb, and the other by a bloodthirsty dragon. The terrifying part isn’t that the dragon’s world exists—it’s how easily…
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Machine Gun Preachers and Baby Babylons: Why Power Can’t Bring Justice
What happens when justice is achieved through the same means that created injustice in the first place? Reflecting on Machine Gun Preacher, the Sermon on the Mount, and the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro, this post wrestles with the domination cycle, Babylon’s seductive power, and the Jesus-way of liberation that refuses to plant the seeds…
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Celeste and the Spiritual Art of Speedrunning
Precision platformers punish hesitation and reward trust. While replaying Celeste, I realized its brutal rhythms mirror the life of faith—where waiting feels safer, but leaping in trust is what reveals the hidden path. What if Scripture is meant to be “speed-run,” not crawled through?
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Strangely Warmed… and Knocked Over
John Wesley didn’t stumble into revival fully formed. He was beaten down, strangely warmed, shaken, undone, and eventually overwhelmed by the tangible power of the Holy Spirit. The early Methodist movement was marked not just by disciplined theology, but by bodies trembling, people falling to the ground, and Heaven breaking in. Maybe revival has always…
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Stop Herding the Cats: When We Try to Impress a God Who’s Already Pleased
What if our spiritual striving sounds less like devotion and more like a tiny dog panic-herding cats? This reflection explores how fear-based works quietly turn Jesus into a checklist—and how the gospel invites us back into a love affair where obedience flows naturally from being already accepted.
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Stories on the Big Screen: My Favorite Films of 2025
Movie theaters are spaces where stories preach without realizing they’re preaching. From absurd comedies and experimental sci-fi to horror, kids’ movies, and surprisingly faithful Jesus films, here’s a look at the movies I loved in 2025 and the themes of healing, truth, power, and humanity that lingered long after the credits rolled.
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When God Speaks: Learning Discernment in Prophecy
What does it actually sound like when God speaks? And how do we tell the difference between God’s voice, our own inner dialogue, and voices that definitely aren’t from God? As we kick off a new teaching series on spiritual gifts, this message dives into the gift of prophecy and offers practical, grounded ways to…
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From Major to Minor: The Whiplash of Christmas Eve
Christmas holds both glory and grief, stars and straw. In the shifting moods of the nativity story, we’re reminded that Jesus meets us not just in joy or sorrow—but in all of it.
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Late-Year Listening: The Albums That Soundtracked the End of 2025
As 2025 wound down, I found myself paying close attention to the music that lingered with me. From trance-tinged electronic albums and hipster hymn reimaginings to slow, Scripture-soaked worship records, these releases became the soundtrack to the final stretch of the year. Here are the albums I kept coming back to—and why they mattered to…
Jamin Bradley 