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...
May 1, 2017 | Author - Brad Jersak
I had a dream last night — a discussion with the Dalai Lama, actually. In the dream I saw the consequences of Christianity's failure to engage seriously in Judeo-Christian meditation. While the words "meditate" or "meditation" are...
