Sep 26, 2018 | Author - Brad Jersak
“Satan cannot drive out Satan.” —Jesus of Nazareth “Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster… for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.” —Friedrich Nietzsche They say that what you mockWill surely...
Sep 13, 2018 | Author - Brad Jersak
I attended a mass this morning. Yes, Catholic mass. On purpose. Not despite her current scandals but because of them. I attended during a week when every news source decried the sexual abuse of children by priests and covered up by hierarchs—when the face of the...
Sep 10, 2018 | Author - Brad Jersak
Does God Save Us from God? Twitter statement: “God saves us from God. The One who mercifully drags us out of the rebellious city is the same One who rains down fire upon it.” Thus wrote a popular tweeter whose handle I’ll withhold out of respect and concern. God saves...
Jun 16, 2018 | Author - Brad Jersak
Rom 12-13: The genius of Paul is that the Emperor he calls believers to submit to is one and the same evil he calls us to overcome with good. NOTE: FOR A FANTASTIC ARTICLE ON OUR FIRST ALLEGIANCE TO CHRIST, see Greg Albrecht’s work titled, “On Nation Under God?” in...
Jun 13, 2018 | Author - Brad Jersak
In night visions, the prophet saw a house on top of a mountain. A spring of water bubbles up from the floorboards and trickles across the floor. By the time it exits the door and crosses the deck, it is two feet deep. Running off the deck and toward the cliff, the...
May 22, 2018 | Author - Brad Jersak
In April 2018, Pope Francis met with children from the parish of St. Paul of the Cross in Corviale, Italy.1 During a Q & A time, a little boy named Emanuele approached the microphone but became emotional and was unable to ask his question. “Come,...
