What does God really think of us?

Bradley Jersak is one of those unique people who, besides being quite scholarly, is also especially pleasant to converse with. And he can informatively converse on a lot of topics from theology to pastoring to teaching. He also has written some well-received books of his own (the latest two being A More Christlike Word: Reading Scripture the Emmaus Way, and IN: Incarnation & Inclusion, Abba & Lamb), along with co-authoring alongside others such as William P. Young, author of The Shack.  Maybe what makes Dr. Jersak – though he always goes by “Brad” – special is that he actually lives out what he espouses in word and letter.…

Grief and other Sounds of Hope

by Matthew Steem
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“There is a noise that is different to grief. Sadness wails and cries and lets loose a sound to the heavens like a baby calling for its mother. That kind of noisy grief is hopeful. It believes that things can be put right, or that help can come. There is a different kind of sound to that. Babies left alone too long do not even cry. They become very still and quiet. They know no one is coming.”…