Deliberate: from Despair, Denial & Doom to Prayer & Fasting – Bradley Jersak
As those who have read Out of the Embers will know, I regularly speak with my godfather, Davi Goa. And even more so when the burden I feel is heavy. Since Christ promised, “his yoke would be easy, and his burden light” (Matthew 11:30), I am suspicious when the load feels crushing. Lately, I have […]
Gaza, Porphyrios & the Contagion of Violence – Bradley Jersak
Headlines of the October 19th bombing of the Church of St. Porphyrios in Gaza rocked the world for a brief news cycle. I witnessed the sickening images of sections of the world’s third oldest church (407 AD), where over 100 civilians sought shelter, now reduced to ruins. Eighteen confirmed dead, including two entire families and […]