October 22, 2026
Q&R: Why the hassle of life ‘here below’?
Reader’s QuestionIf “all shall be saved” (ultimate reconciliation), why must humanity “go through” life on Earth in its fallen state? A good question and one I hear regularly. Instead of responding directly, I asked my friend Ernie Tai (author, inventor, entrepreneur), a thoughtful interlocutor. Enjoy.Part 1 - This life as a purgative process of reconciliation … and beyondPart 2 - The joy and grief of reconciliation. Why we resist letting... Read more »
October 18, 2026
Whose Image? Bradley Jersak
I delivered this homily to the Church of the Magdalen. I’ve retained the personal nature of speaking to 20 people I know very well, seasoned... Read more »
October 11, 2026
On the Telos of the Ages - Bradley Jersak
On Christian HopeIn preparation for two lectures on The Telos of the Ages with Brian Zahnd, I over-prepared and seem to have completed an extra... Read more »
October 7, 2026
“Spiritualizing” the Biblical Text - Bradley Jersak
QuestionI’m struggling to define “spiritualizing.” I get it on a surface level but it’s not a term I’ve heard used in my church settings. Can... Read more »
October 3, 2026
Kenneth Tanner’s “Vulnerable God”
Fr. Kenneth Tanner, Vulnerable God: How Jesus Upends Our Assumptions About God — and Shows Us How to Be Human (Brazos Press, 2026).New release: If... Read more »
September 30, 2026
“I can’t forgive myself.” - Bradley Jersak
A friend wrote to me, suffering under the crushing weight of a condemning conscience. Assessing the harm done to loved ones can make self-forgiveness seem... Read more »
September 27, 2026
A Seer & an Angel Debate the Final Judgment
Dear ReadersThe following Q&R concerns a debate over ultimate redemption and eternal damnation between Ezra and the angel Uriel, recorded in the Jewish apocryphal work... Read more »
September 24, 2026
“Ugh” & “Sigh” as Prayer
From my journal…Hope can seem so fragile that our fears tempted us to kill it ourselves. That’s very real to me. Which is why fixing... Read more »
September 19, 2026
Message from a Vicarious Father - Bradley Jersak
“But while he was still a long way off…”Message from a Vicarious Father,Some of you don’t have a father anymore.Some of you never knew your... Read more »