Author: Jackson Lashier
Make a Path for God’s Comfort to Arrive by Jackson Lashier
December 16, 2020
“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has…
Language About God: Interview with Dr. Jackson Lashier
July 23, 2020
Note from the editor: I first met Dr. Jackson Lashier when we were both seminary students. Unlike many of the…
Seeing God’s Glory at a Feast by Jackson Lashier
March 2, 2020
According to John’s Gospel, the first miracle Jesus performs in his public ministry is to turn water into wine at a wedding. John’s Gospel calls the miracles “signs” because through them we see the glory of God. This sign meant seeing God’s glory at a feast – a wedding banquet.
The Story of Two Mountains: A Transfiguration Meditation by Jackson Lashier
March 14, 2019
In this mysterious moment, known to history as “the Transfiguration,” Jesus reveals to the disciples his true nature. And to their shock, his true nature is the glory of God shining from his face. Present with the disciples, and beholding the same incredible sight, is Moses, the prophet who had asked on Mt. Sinai to see God’s glory. Only now, on Mt. Tabor, does he get what he hoped for. Only in Jesus does he see God face to face.
Advent, Esther, & the Absence of God by Jackson Lashier
December 16, 2018
As good as the story of Esther is, however, it presents us with a problem: God is absent. Unlike other Old Testament stories, where we read of God appearing to Abraham or working behind the scenes to foil the plans of the Pharaoh, the story of Esther never mentions God. Rather, the characters in Esther appear to be acting on their own. God, it seems, is absent.