by Jeff Jackson | Nov 4, 2024 | Christian Living, Culture-General
“Nevertheless the centurion was more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of the ship than by the things spoken by Paul” (Acts 27:11).”Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we would... 
by Jeff Jackson | Apr 6, 2023 | Christian Living, Culture (Honor-Shame), Culture-General
Hebrews 12:2 ..looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of God. As this verse makes clear, Jesus despised the shame of the cross. He regarded it... 
by Jeff Jackson | Mar 29, 2023 | Christian Living, Immigration
The bible is full of admonitions for God’s people to be an expression of His love for the poor and oppressed. This includes caring for the fatherless, the widow, and the “strangers” that live among us, (Deut. 10:17-22 being just one of dozens of examples). But does... 
by Jeff Jackson | Mar 22, 2023 | Christian Living, Persecution, Theology
As I referenced in a post a few weeks ago, I’m convinced that God has placed Christian Refugees from around the world into our neighborhoods for both their benefits and ours. I concluded the post by stating that I believe they are His gifts to help us develop a... 
by Jeff Jackson | Mar 8, 2023 | Christian Living, Uncategorized
When I pastored in Phoenix a number of years ago, my assistant pastor was from a Middle Eastern country and a number of our church members were refugees from Burma/Myanmar. For all of them and almost every other refugee that our church served, their life experience... 
by Jeff Jackson | May 12, 2022 | Christian Living, Culture (Honor-Shame)
My plan is to write a number of blog posts about how my understanding and appreciation of culture came about and is continually growing. But before I share the first example of what I refer to as a Catalyst for Cultural Clarity moment, (CCC) here’s what I mean when...