A good God who doesn’t always heal? – Bradley Jersak
In A More Christlike God, I describe the self-revelation of God in Christ, who is self-giving, radically forgiving, and co-suffering Love. That image of God is cruciform, uncontrolling, but still deeply caring. So how do we hang onto the image of God as a loving heavenly Parent when (1) Jesus told us to pray with […]
Q&R: “Are we saved by faith in Jesus”?
QUESTION Your teaching on the Gospel in Chairs has been impactful for me. It has been a great revelation about the heart of the Father and his grace and mercy. It gave me a new lens for reading the Old Testament. I first heard it some years ago, and then used that grace message to create […]
Longing, Striving, Struggling & Surrender – Bradley Jersak
QUESTION: I see folks around me working really hard to “press into” doing good works for God, having more time with God, etc, etc. “If I only did A, B or C more, it would all be better.” Their longing drifted towards striving. My question as a faith leader is how to address this. I […]
Christ’s Descent into Hades: A Conversation – Bradley Jersak
Question I’ve read and heard you say, “Christ descended into Hades, tied up the strong man and plundered his goods.” I assume this means his captives all the way back to Adam and Eve. Were Adam and Eve and many others in hell? Response I believe we would feel very conflicted if we read the above […]
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 […]