The Hope Expressed In Contemporary Christian Music

March 28, 2012

One of the most staggering practices in the Church is when something that is rejected in the pulpit is sang with passion within the worship!  If you ask your traditional evangelical pastor whether everyone will eventually worship and praise Jesus Christ he will unequivocally say no.  Yet here are just a sampling of the words […]

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Scot McKnight: “The Divine Gospel Comedy”

March 15, 2012

Scot McKnight is known as a bridge builder having maintained respect from both sides of the church, conservative and liberal, and it is not difficult to see why.  In his book Embracing Grace: A Gospel For All of Us, McKnight begins by stating that “the gospel belongs to the whole Church… We know that none of […]

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Justice = Righteousness

March 13, 2012

When we read the beatitude “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall see God” how does that translate to you and how would you apply it to your life?  I would have to agree with Brian Zahnd who said most of us read that as “Blessed are those who really […]

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Mark Galli’s God…Wins!

March 13, 2012

Mark Galli, senior Managing Editor for Christianity Today, wrote a direct response to Rob Bell’s Love Wins (within 4 months) entitled God Wins. I want to share a few observations regarding God Wins and also consider some things Galli states in a favorite book of mine, Jesus Mean and Wild.  Specifically I will reveal how there […]

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Tim Keller: Foundation for Ultimate Restoration

March 12, 2012

It was Tim Keller who opened up the vistas for understanding the Gospel as so much more than a “personal relationship” with Jesus that insured a place in heaven when we die.  Keller brought a wide sweeping picture of the Gospel that could be traced from Genesis to Revelation.  It was a vision that engulfed […]

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Does God Love Your Kids More Than You Do?

March 12, 2012

Do you believe God loves your children more than you do?  Do you think our earthly family is an appropriate analogy for understanding eternal Kingdom realities?  Can we deduce what God as Father is like by comparing Him with what we know an ideal earthly father should be? Listen in on a “Recent Conversation Between […]

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Surprised by Tullian Tchividjian’s Grace!

March 10, 2012

(2019, Note: Sadly, Tullian has been fired from his pastoral positions in recent years. However, his message of grace is echoed in many, many evangelicals and should not be dismissed on account of his personal falling into sin – God is still good and God is still a God of grace! Tullian’s weakness and sin, […]

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Brian Zahnd: Beauty will Save the World

March 10, 2012

“If the crucifixion of Christ can be made beautiful, then there is hope that all the ugliness of the human condition can be redeemed by its beauty.”    Brian Zahnd What could possibly save the world from our path en route to destruction as we experience disintegration in every realm of our human existence: spiritually, […]

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