What if Eden wasn’t just a garden—but a mountain where Heaven and Earth collided? Scripture hints at a forgotten cosmic geography that reframes humanity’s purpose. From ancient mountains to the mission of Jesus, discover how Eden becomes a blueprint for renewing the entire world.
It may be different for you, but faithfulness is a sliding scale for me in which every person moves around. I know who I can trust and who I can’t. I know who needs to promise me something in order to follow through and I know who can just tell me they’re going to do…
Psalm 117 says, “Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!” That wasn’t just a verse from Psalm 117—that was Psalm 117. Not only is it the shortest Psalm in the Bible, but it’s also…
It doesn’t take that much light to see in the darkness. I often get dressed in the morning by turning on my iPhone flashlight and aiming it at the ceiling. It may be pitch black in the room, but just that small lightbulb makes it bright enough that I’m able to find the clothes I…
For many Christians, the acceptance of using violence is not based on Jesus’ example, but on the fear of the “what-if” questions that plague their minds. I saw this firsthand in my Christian Ethics class in college. When we started having the conversation as to if violence was acceptable for the Christian, every student’s answer…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Jamin Bradley 