Casey Hobbs

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  • Faith, Insanity, Elijah and the Ravens

    Faith, Insanity, Elijah and the Ravens

    The plan was to drink from a brook- not a spring, not a river, not a lake. The plan to eat was even more dubious- the ravens have been commanded to bring the food. Perfect.

    Casey Hobbs

    March 3, 2015
    Everyday Theology
    1 Kings 17, but God, Elijah, Elijah and the ravens, faith and doubt, provision
  • From Idealization to Reality: The Church as a Body

    From Idealization to Reality: The Church as a Body

    The church is the body of Christ, not as a metaphor, but in reality. –Dietrich Bonhoeffer I used to have high hopes for the church. Idealistic even. But a curious thing happened to me on the way to idealizing the church. I spent some time in it. And I became jaded. I suspect in this […]

    Casey Hobbs

    February 16, 2015
    Everyday Theology
    church as body, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, disillusionment and christianity, faith and doubt, idealism and christianity, idealization to reality
  • The Blessed Peacemakers

    The Blessed Peacemakers

    Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. What could possibly be more ridiculous than being a person of peace? Could you imagine how chaotic the world would be if more people devoted themselves to reconciliation, forgiveness, mercy, and wholeness? How long do you think it would take for evil to […]

    Casey Hobbs

    September 11, 2014
    Freedom and Play, The Kingdom of God For Us
    Blessed are the peacemakers, making peace, Matthew 5:9, September 11, violence and peace
  • A Promise for the Pure in Heart

    Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Dunno. It sounds like a strange promise. What would you give up if all you were promised was to get a good look at God? Would you give up your reputation? Would you give up your job? Would you give up financial security? Before […]

    Casey Hobbs

    September 9, 2014
    Freedom and Play, The Kingdom of God For Us
    Beattitudes, Blessed are the pure in heart, Freedom and play, Theology of Play, to see God
  • Refreshing Mercy

    Refreshing Mercy

    Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.  There is no single response more confounding to the rational mind as this way of life Jesus describes in the fifth beattitude. There is also nothing quite so refreshing as the action of mercy. It comes as no surprise then, that mercy is so rarely experienced.  […]

    Casey Hobbs

    August 28, 2014
    Freedom and Play, The Kingdom of God For Us
    Blessed are the Merciful, Fear and Freedom, fear and mercy, Ferguson, Mark Driscoll, Matthew 5:7, Stoics and Mercy
  • The Insatiability of Hope

    The Insatiability of Hope

    Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Today a mother and father wept as they buried their son in Ferguson, Missouri. The story has flooded us for the past two weeks. Two friends were walking down the road. They were instructed to take to the sidewalk. There was […]

    Casey Hobbs

    August 25, 2014
    Freedom and Play, Only What’s Newsworthy
    beattiutes, Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, Ferguson, I have a dream, Martin Luther King Jr, Matthew 5:6, Michael Brown
  • Blessed are the meek?

    Blessed are the meek?

    Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.  I spent this morning on the phone with my internet provider, haggling over a misunderstood bill that had resulted in the temporary death of connectivity in our house. In a word, I would say I was frustrated. In more than one word, I would describe […]

    Casey Hobbs

    August 19, 2014
    Freedom and Play
  • A Promise For Those Who Mourn

    A Promise For Those Who Mourn

    We are in desperate need of Jesus’ words, spoken long ago to a crowd gathered on a hillside. While we may not be able to connect to all that the divine teacher had to say, at least on this point, little translation is necessary. This past week, the nation has mourned the death of an […]

    Casey Hobbs

    August 15, 2014
    Freedom and Play, The Kingdom of God For Us
    Blessed are those who mourn, Grief and Hope, Matthew 5:4, Sermon on the Mount, sermon on the mount and play
  • On the Poor in Spirit

    Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The kingdom of the earth belongs to the tireless. The kingdom of the earth belongs to those who can walk the fine line between self-promotion and humility. The kingdom of the earth belongs to those who embrace certainty. The kingdom of the […]

    Casey Hobbs

    August 12, 2014
    Freedom and Play, Humanity of God, The Kingdom of God For Us
    Acts 10:15, Blessed are the poor in spirit, Matthew 5:3, Theology of Play
  • Playing in the Hills with God Incarnate

    Playing in the Hills with God Incarnate

    Up to this point, Jesus was on pace to be an A-List celebrity in no time. Not more than a few months into his public ministry, he already has a solid inner circle of loyal followers. Even if you account for the unusual choices among them. More impressively, he had already preached in the synagogues […]

    Casey Hobbs

    July 7, 2014
    Freedom and Play, Humanity of God
    Jesus’ teaching, Matthew 5, Sermon on the Mount, sermon on the mount and play
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