Nov 3, 2014 | Author - Brad Jersak
The following is an excerpt from Simone Weil's essay, "The Love of God and Affliction" taken from Simone Weil, Awaiting God [Attente de Dieu] (trans. Brad Jersak, Freshwind Press, 2012). The grand enigma of human life is not...
Oct 29, 2014 | Author - Brad Jersak
The following summary represents what we find in the classics of early Christian thought as they recalled the 'faith once delivered,' and sought to articulate the meaning of the Incarnation in light of the revelation that Christ was both fully human and fully...
Oct 14, 2014 | Author - Brad Jersak
In recent months, I have been receiving more and more inquiries from friends expressing interest in joining the Orthodox Church. One factor drawing them is increased exposure to the way Orthodox theology represents God as more compassionate and restorative than they...
Oct 9, 2014 | Author - Brad Jersak
Mashups Definition: MASHUP (n.) – a musical track comprising the vocals of one recording placed over the instrumental backing of another. I love mashups. The definition above tells you what they are, but doesn't tell you what they do, which is to say,...
Aug 28, 2014 | Author - Brad Jersak
The Ongoing Issue of Biblical Authority Back in the day, when the early Church first came to faith in Jesus as Messiah but still relied entirely on the Hebrew Scriptures as their only ‘Bible,’ gospel preaching focused on the myriad of texts fulfilled in Christ. They...
Aug 27, 2014 | Author - Brad Jersak, Book Reviews
I recently glimpsed a Facebook post that said only, ‘I hate foodies.’ I had no idea what a ‘foodie’ is so, fancying myself a researcher, I googled it. I discovered a whole new world of grand obsessions (especially with longevity) and...
