Jim Gash

Jim Gash is president of Pepperdine University.

At Christmas, God fulfills His purpose — and gives us ours

Opinion December 24

At Christmas, God fulfills His purpose — and gives us ours

Christmas reveals God's cosmic plan through Christ's incarnation, as Paul describes -- the pivotal moment when creation's hopes found new meaning.

ADVENT 2024: As Pepperdine president, we learned through hardship Christ brings light to end the darkness

Opinion December 15, 2024

ADVENT 2024: As Pepperdine president, we learned through hardship Christ brings light to end the darkness

The third Sunday in Advent is a reminder that Christ brings light even our darkest times. Paul learned that our problems here on earth don't compare to the “eternal weight of glory."