Luther at 500 – Oct. CWR Magazine available online
CLICK HERE to read now Brad Jersak: Luther at 500: Reformation Then & Now – pg. 1 Ruth Tucker: Katie Luther – pg. 5 10 Things You Might Not Know about Luther – pg. 6 Brad Jersak: Reformation Now: Claims and Calls – pg. 7 Jessica Williams: I Am a Small Boat on a Raging […]
The Color of Truth – Brad Jersak (with Eric Allaby)
On my first visit to Grand Manan Island, I met a new friend. Eric Allaby is a kind and fascinating soul who was born on this lobster paradise off the coast of New Brunswick. In the early 1960s, he was among the first to introduce scuba diving to the herring fishery (cf. weir fishing) and […]
“He freed me from all my fears” – Really? Brad Jersak
A reader was struggling through Psalm 34 and sent this insightful cluster of questions: QUESTION I was reading in 1 Peter 3 and Peter quotes a scripture from Psalm 34:12-16. It starts out good but by verses 15-16, David starts to develop a different picture of the Lord than what I’m used to. God is […]
Your Playlist Tells a Story about You … or Sorts – Brad Jersak
My Favorite Music: Recently, an author friend who I’m just getting to know sent me this request: “Got time for a short getting-to-know-you game? Music is such an individual taste. I’d enjoy getting to know you better – how about we share (quickly) Three Favorite Songs — with one short sentence about “Why this song?” A […]
“I Needed Color” – Jim Carrey, Jesus and Healing Color
Jim Carrey is one of kind. Well, we all are, right? But so often we see others in monochrome and are blind to the enormous palette of color that makes every one of us living miracles of God’s affection. In Carrey’s case, the spectrum is broad to the point of shocking, for his zany comic […]
The Immeasurable Mercies of God – Brad Jersak
Prayer: O Lord our God, your might is beyond compare, your glory is beyond comprehension, your mercy is immeasurable and your love for humankind is inexpressible. According to your compassion, O Master, look down on us and bestow on us your rich mercies and compassions. For to you are due all glory, honor and worship—to […]
“Moving On: Faith after Evangelicalism” – Brad Jersak
I’m so over him! she sobbed, I’m moving on! confirming that she hadn’t even begun the process of “moving on.” Theirs had been love at first sight—butterflies of infatuation assured her that she had found “Mister Right”—or, “the One” as she liked to call him. How had it come to this? Not worth recounting, though […]
Moving On: Faith after Evangelicalism – CWR Magazine Aug 2017
The August issue of CWR Magazine is live and online. CLICK HERE to view these articles: Moving On: Faith after Evangelicalism – Brad Jersak – pg. 1 Vive la Revolution! – Brian Zahnd – pg. 7 Do Only Christians Go to Heaven? – Zack Hunt – pg. 8 On Wisdom Amidst the Crowd – Danielle Shroyer […]
Paul Young on Oprah re: Lies We Believe about God
George Costanza, NT Wright & Angry God (Rom. 8:3-4) by Brad Jersak
George Costanza’s Angry God George: God would never let me be successful. He’d kill me first. He’ll never let me be happy. Therapist: I thought you didn’t believe in God. George: I do for the bad things. N.T. Wright’s Rejection of the Angry God Brad Jersak’s Reflections on Wright and Romans 8:3-4 I like what […]