Jun 8, 2006 | Author - Brad Jersak
I look back on the Winchester hike with a bit of a grin. For one, it was my virgin climb to one of the fine lookouts that crest the North Cascade mountain range. Besides making for a decent story, the climb through dense fog over wet heather and icy snow also served...
Jun 8, 2006 | Author - Brad Jersak
“To me, faith in Jesus Christ that is not aligned with social justice, that is not aligned with the poor—it’s nothing.” –Bono As the soldier played with the safety of his M-16 assault rifle, I thought I was going to be sick. It seemed like an awful nightmare, but I...
Jun 8, 2006 | Author - Brad Jersak
Message from a relief team leader (FBR), Toungoo District, Northern Karen State, Burma. 1 February, 2005. Courtesy of Steve Gumaer at Partners – www.partnersworld.org We just completed a relief mission to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Toungoo District,...
Jun 8, 2006 | Author - Brad Jersak
As I’ve travelled in the US, I have been surprised by how prevalent the taking of oaths is in that culture. In contrast to Canada, the pledge of allegiance is an oath taken thousands of times by every American citizen, nearly from birth. The national anthem is...
Jun 8, 2006 | Author - Brad Jersak
In Dostoevsky’s "Brothers Karamazov," we have Ivan’s narrative about a Grand Inquisitor of the Church lecturing a silent Jesus who re-visits the Earth and is arrested during the 16th century inquisition. The speech seems to me a chilling prophecy...
