-
Hades is Now, Hell is Later
In the Old Testament it was believed that everyone who died went to the same afterlife—a spiritual destination under the earth called Sheol. It didn’t matter if you were good or bad or followed God or followed a false god. If you were human, then Sheol was ahead of you. It wasn’t a place of…
-
Interview on Starting New Kinds of Churches
Between Dinner Church, Nerd Church, and our online church, we’ve started quite a few different kinds of models of church at 1208 Greenwood. Today I chatted with my friend Angela Craig about them all which you can check out above or on Facebook.
-
Abraham Slays a Giant-Slayer
There’s a strange story in Genesis that is skipped by many where a bunch of kings rise up against each other and then Abraham gets involved. Interestingly enough, the Bible giants are present in this narrative. We talk about that and more on today’s episode of JXN Cloud. Check out today’s episode and then join…
-
Resurrection is Lived Out in Physical Bodies
While we’ve been taught that the goal of life is to leave our bodies behind and join God in spiritual form in the spirit world, resurrection (a core belief that Christianity stands and falls on according to Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:12-19) is actually about being given new physical bodies to live in. Throughout 1…
-
Abraham and Lot Split Up
Is Lot’s decision to move towards Sodom as neutral as it appears at first? We take a look at a few Bible clues to address that question. Check out today’s episode and then join us on our Discord channel! https://www.jxncloud.com/discord
-
Resurrection Takes Place on Earth
I, like a million other people, really enjoyed the Left Behind series growing up. Maybe it was my love for sci-fi and fantasy or maybe it was the allure of the possibility that Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins were right in all of their predictions of how the book of Revelation would play out.…
-
Genesis Presents: A Trilogy of Sister-Wife Lies
There are three stories in the book of Genesis that all sound very similar. In each one, a man tells his wife to pretend they’re not married, giving way to weird and awkward scenarios. Today we take a look at those three stories and discuss them. Check out today’s episode and then join us on…
-
Jesus’ Favorite Message
One of Jesus’ favorite themes to preach on was the Kingdom of Heaven—or the Kingdom of God depending on which gospel you’re reading—though it doesn’t matter what you call it, the two titles are synonymous with each other. Though regardless of what you call it, the meaning of the title can get lost in American…
-
How Does Abraham Know What God Looks Like?
There’s that weird story where God walks up to Abraham and he recognizes God in physical form. How is that possible? The answer to that question is found sooner in Abraham’s story than you might think. Check out today’s episode and then join us on our Discord channel! https://www.jxncloud.com/discord
-
Separated by Babel, United by Pentecost
God first makes the case clear that the gospel is for all nations in the story of Pentecost, which finds its roots in the story of the Tower of Babel. You’ll recall from our discussion in Chapter 3 that Deuteronomy 32:8 tells us that when God divided up the nations, he handed each nation over…
Jamin Bradley 