Married to Jesus... and Angela. Father of Joshua, Sarah, and Grace. A son of the living God. Hidden in the Midwest...somewhere.
About Jason Thompson
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The Thankfulness of Michael J. Fox
Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:18) Is our optimism sustainable? This is a question posed by a recent interview People magazine conducted with Michael J. Fox, in anticipation of his forthcoming memoir, No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality. […]
Crying in the Car with Megan Thee Stallion
As a married man, as a godly man, and especially as a Gen X-er, I probably shouldn’t entertain the likes of Megan Thee Stallion. However, when I caught the radio edit of Savage the other day, the Law/Gospel theologian in me heard reverberations of redemptive implications inculcated in verses rapped about otherwise frivolous matters. Most […]
“All Dogs Go To Heaven,” But What About Felines?
If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much. – Mark Twain I suppose he didn’t feel any pain as the doctor injected the chemical solution into his IV, but I don’t know. Just like I don’t […]
Home Security, Eternal Security, and Justification: A Quick Reformation Day Reflection
We recently moved into a new home and, as an incentive to take part in a discount on our home insurance premium, the company sent us a smart home monitoring system we could install to protect our home and prevent unforeseen emergencies. As I walked through the installation guide, I viewed a short video in […]
Sacred Wounds that Give Life
Natasha Trethewey is trying to redeem herself — or at least the aspect of herself she lost when she buried the emotional memory of her mother’s tragic death. Her collection of poems, Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoirs, represents an attempt to unearth the past with clarity and insight, adding prose and metaphor to speak to […]
Desperate for Empathy: “Lean Wit Me,” by Juice Wrld
I’m not cool enough to know Juice Wrld’s full repertoire. My musical knowledge for the most part stops at 2000 — yes I’m still stuck in the 90s when it comes to the majority of my musical points of reference. The other day, though, I stumbled across the official video for “Lean Wit Me,” the […]
Pancake Syrup & Justification
I could hardly believe it when my wife informed me that the Aunt Jemima brand was being retired amid the recent protests and concern over the perpetuation of racist caricatures in pop culture. The murder of black men and women by the police is an unspeakable tragedy to be sure, an unspeakably horrific injustice representative […]
Get on the Bus: Fatherhood, Redemption, and Grace
Spike Lee on Masculine Vulnerability, Slavery’s Legacy, and Psychological Freedom
Quarantine, Netflix, and Bittersweet Memories of Bernie Mac
Remembering the King of Comedy and the King of All
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