Writing
Bradley the Heretic
Essays, reflections, and prophetic troublemaking for people deconstructing faith and reconstructing love.
About Bradley
Heretic by conscience. Follower by love.
My name is Bradley. I write, question, build, and seek justice from the wounded edge of faith. I follow the way of Jesus of Nazareth, but I do not believe truth belongs to institutions, empires, creeds, or fear.
My Story
I am trying to tell the truth without losing love.
I have lived enough life to know that easy answers can become dangerous. Faith can heal, but it can also be used to control. Religion can form communities of courage, but it can also protect systems of harm. That tension is where much of my work begins.
I am drawn to Jesus because I see in him a way of being human that refuses domination. He does not teach love as sentimentality. He teaches love as action, repair, mercy, courage, truth-telling, and solidarity with the wounded.
This site is my home for that work. It is where I write, wrestle, deconstruct, reconstruct, and try to build language for people who are still hungry for the sacred but can no longer pretend that the old answers are enough.
What I Do
Writing. Podcasting. Building. Becoming.
Podcast
Deconstructing Jesus
A space for history, theology, justice, and hard questions about Jesus beyond empire and easy religion.
Community
Roots of Hope
A garden-centered vision of healing soil, feeding people, restoring dignity, and building what heals.
What Holds This Together
Love is not weakness. Love is what courage becomes when it refuses to abandon the wounded.
That conviction shapes everything I am trying to build: the writing, the podcast, the garden, the questions, and the work still becoming.
What I Believe
The sacred is not fragile. It can survive our questions.
- I believe questions can be holy. Sometimes the question is the first honest prayer after years of silence.
- I believe Jesus belongs to the wounded, not the powerful. His way exposes every system that sacrifices people to protect control.
- I believe healing must become material. Healing has to become food, soil, shelter, policy, friendship, repair, and courage.
- I believe love is more than kindness. Love tells the truth, confronts harm, builds community, and refuses to let fear rule the world.
Where To Go Next