Jan 28, 2021 | Author - Brad Jersak, Author - Lazar Puhalo
Abp. Lazar: "I'm afraid that Evangelicalism itself can ultimately lead a thinking person away from Christ altogether. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that fundamentalism and the right-wing can do this, and most certainly does. When hate is interpreted...
Jan 28, 2021 | Author - Brad Jersak
JESUS CHRIST ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT I believe that when Jesus Christ said, “He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone at her” (John 8:7), he forever put to rest the question of the death penalty. This was his final...
Jan 15, 2021 | Author - Brad Jersak
"Postcards from Babylon: the Church in American Exile" Documentary review by Brad Jersak “Come home. You’re better than this.” —Daniel Dietrich, Hymn for the 81% You had me at Brian Zahnd. When the first seven days of 2021 had already trumped (sic) the...
Nov 21, 2020 | Author - Brad Jersak
Question: Hi Brad, I'm wondering if you would point me to some articles or resources that might help me better understand the prayers to the Theotokos ["Mother of God"]. As a pastor whose entire upbringing and training has been in the Evangelical...
Nov 19, 2020 | Author - Brad Jersak
“Let the Process Play Out”? In a recent podcast from the pollsters at FiveThirtyEight.com, Galen Druke asked Clare Malone (the senior politics writer) about the values and dangers of a “Let the process play out” stance on court challenges to the 2020 American...
Nov 12, 2020 | Author - Brad Jersak, Book Reviews
“The Divine Life” My full immersion into the Beatitudes as a daily practice began on the hiking trails of the North Cascades, where my mentor Ron Dart led me “up on a mountain, me down, opened his mouth and taught me, saying” (Matt. 5:1-2), The Divine Life is for...
