Mar 9, 2015 | Author - Brad Jersak
St. Gregory Palamas (1296-1359) On the second Sunday of Great Lent, Orthodox believers commemorate St. Gregory Palamas. Gregory's thirst for God’s presence experienced in unceasing prayer ultimately led him to the revelation that “The Light of Christ...
Mar 7, 2015 | Author - Brad Jersak
Parable of the Ten Virgins Have you ever given time to ponder Jesus' parable of the ten virgins? It raises notoriously difficult questions about what Jesus meant, what the various symbols represent, and how the parable should be understood and applied. And we...
Mar 1, 2015 | Author - Brad Jersak
A God of love and genocide? For many Christians the problem of violence in Scripture can result in a crisis of faith–especially when we see how such passages have been used throughout history to justify horrific bloodshed in God's name. Moving beyond typical...
Feb 3, 2015 | Author - Brad Jersak
I am frequently asked why anyone (including Jesus, the apostles and countless martyrs throughout the ages) would bother sharing the gospel if there is no hell. Before we even go there, I would hasten to ask, "Who told you there's no hell?" Of course...
Feb 2, 2015 | Author - Brad Jersak
This excerpt is from Maximus the Confessor, Ad Thalassium 60: On the Cosmic Mystery of Jesus Christ (CCSG 22:73-81). It is a minor paraphrase (for readability only) of the translation by Paul Blowers and Robert Wilken (St. Vlad's Press, 2003)....
Dec 11, 2014 | Author - Brad Jersak
Trite or true, we're each and all on a journey, not quite sure whether any given year, week or moment is really ascent or descent — the calm before a storm or the dark before dawn. I see this tension in the biblical story of Calvary, at once a crucifixion...
