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 you give me some examples of it? How might someone spiritualized a text?Benaiah Slays the Lion in the Snowy PitResponseIn the very literalist tradition in which I was raised, we were told to read the Bible literally, and warned that “spiritualizing” the text was a... 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 »
September 16, 2026
Our Final Authority: The Bible or Jesus?
The Word of God holding the GospelOur final authorityIt was one of my classic last-minute cancellations. A church whose pastor and elders had invited me... Read more »
September 12, 2026
More on “Freed Will” & Apokatastasis
“Freed Will” - Bradley JersakMaximus the Confessor on Freedom Grace and Becoming Fully HumanLove Wins Conference - PPT Lecture Notes (without footnotes)Perhaps you have seen... Read more »
September 10, 2026
“Be Perfect”? Delusion, Exhaustion, or Graced
Fra Angelico - 15th c. Question:In light of Christ’s revelation of God’s saving grace, how are we to understand his statement, “Be perfect as your... Read more »