Oct 14, 2017 | Author - Brad Jersak
St John Cassian, Institutes Chapter 3. Of those things which are spoken of God anthropomorphically. For if when these things are said of God they are to be understood literally in a material gross signification, then also He sleeps, as it is...
Aug 21, 2017 | Author - Brad Jersak
TWO PRINCIPLES Principle 1 – "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" (Isaiah 5:20) Call evil what it is. It is evil. It is darkness. It...
Aug 13, 2017 | Author - Brad Jersak
To feminist critics of Orthodox patriarchy, I hear you. While we have female saints, apostles, evangelists, prophets, pastors, teachers, parish council chairs, chanters and finally (after too many centuries) a deacon in one jurisdiction, it is true: we...
Jul 14, 2017 | Author - Brad Jersak, Author - Ron Dart
Ron Dart – Contemplative Christianity and Classical Athenian Spirituality Ron Dart – Q & A with Brad Jersak (see questions below video) Brad’s Questions:1. The fallacy that Greek language and thought are abstractions (vis-a-vis...
May 25, 2017 | Author - Brad Jersak
Trinity by Scott Erickson A constellation of questions, common to some Christian traditions, increasingly makes me cringe. Are you saved? Is he/she saved? When were you saved? I know what is intended. They are identifying ‘saved’ with the moment I ‘invited Christ into...
