468 results for tag: Brad Jersak
Is Humanity the Real Plague? (Spoiler—No) – Brad Jersak
Is Humanity the Real Plague? (Spoiler—No)A Response to Kristal Parks and Matthew Fox
I wish to suggest that the Coronavirus and other very threatening viruses (like Ebola and the Swine flu virus) are the Earth’s way of trying to rid herself of the parasite that is killing her… US. These viruses are like canaries in the mineshaft. And perhaps they are more friend than foe. –Kristal Parks, “Coronavirus from the Earth’s Point of View.”
Cited in Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox, March 21.
Question:
Brad, I wonder what you think about Matthew Fox's response to the Coronavirus in his Daily Meditations? The article is titled "Kali ...
Holy Week: Good Friday Meditation – Brad Jersak
God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead--whom you killed by hanging him on a cross. Acts 5:30
You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. Acts 3:15
On this Good Friday of our first (and hopefully last) COVID-19 Holy Week, I awoke to these profound words, cited by my friend Kenneth Tanner on his Instagram feed:
"How would you ever nail God to a Cross--unless he wanted to be there?" --Father John Ricardo
This is the crux, the paradox and the intersection of the great mystery of divine sovereignty (which is to say love) and human freedom (which is to say rebellion). That men with ...
Where 2 or 3 Gather – Covidtide Prayers 2/3 “House or Home?” – Brad Jersak
“Yes: where two or three come together in my name, I’ll be there in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20 NTE).
Can we conceive of a Christ-centered faith in which two or three are gathered as his household?
Context Matters (but application counts)
After reading my previous installment in the Covidtide Prayers series, titled "Is Church Canceled? I received a wonderful tidbit of research from my friend, Boyd Barrett, diving more deeply into the immediately and canonical context of our Matthew 18 theme. Here he is:
I read your article about Matthew 18:20. I definitely agree with your practical conclusions for the ...
The Covid-19 Reset: Dark Clouds, Silver Linings & New Ways of Being – Brad Jersak
Covid-1
I have no medical assessments or advice to share. I do, however, have a few questions for contemplation.
While some may be going stir-crazy, others suffer greatly and still others are working hard to flatten the curve. For my part, I will only ask a few questions for contemplation. Without minimizing how harsh this storm is—medically and financially—I’m pondering what social and spiritual fabric we might weave from the silver lining around these dark clouds.
RESET QUESTION:WHICH NEW WAYS OF BEING COULD BECOME PERMANENT CORRECTIONS?
Covid-19 has generated a wide array of involuntary responses and reactions. These range from panic to ...
Where 2 or 3 Gather – Covidtide Prayers 3/3: “In His Name” – Brad Jersak
“Yes: where two or three come together in my name, I’ll be there in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20 NTE).
Can we once again conceive of a Christ-centered faith in which two or three are gathered “in his name”?
Previously, in this three-part series, I challenged the idea that a pandemic or an indefinite, legislated quarantine can truly “cancel church.” Neither God’s people nor our faith has ever been eradicated by plagues or persecution, “by famine, danger, nakedness or sword.”
Will disillusionment, cynicism or trendy deconstruction be the end of God’s family? Will the tarnish of our innumerable sins or cynicism at our ...
Winter 2015
Articles:
God...More Than a "Christian"? -p4
When Poetry Devolves into Doctrine -p8
He's There For You & With You (God With Us)- p10
Why I Still Believe in God -p18
How the WORD Read the Word -p23
God Is Just Like Jesus - p25
God Is Love...and Love Never Ends -p26
You Are Worth More than Chewing Gum! -p31
Fall 2015
Articles:
Responding to the River of God's Grace -p4
Reading the Bible as an Epic Story -p8
Everything Happens for a Reason...Or? -p9
Giving Thanks to the Master -p11
Millennials and Money -p14
Don't Water it Down -p16
"Are you saved?" -p17
Jesus IS What God Has to Say -p19
Inspiried, Infallible & Inerrant? -p20
Does Recovering from Religion Have to be Morose p25
Are Bible Verses the Worst Thing Ever? -p26
Disarming Scripture -p28
Defending the Bible? -p31
Retribution and Rhetoric in the NT Epistles – Brad Jersak with Peter Hordern
The following is a dialogue between Brad Jersak and Peter Hordern, about Pauls' use of retribution language (in 2 Thessalonians 1), rhetorical criticism and the nonviolence of God.
Peter: I'm continuing to wrestle with the idea of God as nonviolent. I feel like I see the truth of God's nonviolence through Christ and his teachings, particularly on forgiveness. However, then I also read what Paul writes, especially in his epistles to the Thessalonians, which refer to end times and Gods punishment.
What do we do with that? Is it our wishful thinking that God really is as loving as we want Him to be? Or do we pass off Paul's writings as a man ...
Nov-Dec 2015
Articles:
The Visitor - page 1
Apart From and before God's Grace - page 2
Fellowship of the Unashamed - page 4
Perils of Bible Dissection - page 5
Reading the Bible Right - page 6
God Loves China - page 7
Jul-Aug 2015
Articles:
Gateway to the Gospels: John - page 1
Grace A Lot or Grace Alone? - page 2
The New Covenant: Part 3 - page 4
Reading & Understanding the Bible: Part 3 - page 6
Grandma Taught Me - page 7
May-Jun 2015
Articles:
Gateway to the Gospels: Luke - page 1
Unsnatchable! - page 2
The New Covenant: Part 2 - page 4
Reading & Understanding the Bible...Part 2 - page 6
Tangled Trees - page 7
Summer 2015
Articles:
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For -p4
Would you Choose the Truth Over Christ? -p11
Would you Choose Christ Over the Truth? -p12
"The Bible clearly says..." -p13
You Can't Imagine How Much He Loves You -p15
The Church As We Know It -p17
Regret--the Silent Killer -p18
Rx for Remorse, Regret, Resentment -p22
In the Shadow of the Mushroom Cloud -p24
Behaving Badly -p26
The Calf Path -p30
The Only Way to Really Get It -p31
Mar-Apr 2015
Articles:
Gateway to the Gospels: Mark - page 1
Everything for Nothing - page 2
The New Covenant: Part 1 - page 4
Reading & Understanding the Bible: Part 1 - page 6
Seeking the Kingdom? - page 7
Jan-Feb 2015
Articles:
Transitions: Past, Present & Future - page 1
Jesus -- Superior and Supreme - page 8
Gateway to the Gospels: Matthew - page 13
Death, Loss, Pain & Laughter - page 16
All Jesus, All the Time - page 17
Grace & Response: First Things First - page 19
The "Typhoon of Steel" - page 22
Why We Believe What We Believe - page 23
The Kiln - page 30
You and Me and Our Father - page 31
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