Tag: Gospel
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Harsh Language Regarding Love Wins
Why do we use harsh and potentially devastating words like “universalist,” “unorthodox,” or “heretical,” or “false teaching?” This question has been racing around my mind over the past couple of days. Yesterday, I posted my review of pastor Rob Bell’s newest book, the well-known (infamous or famous would depend on who you ask) Love […]
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Kiss the Son: Jesus the Wrathful…?
A few Wednesdays ago, a friend of mine asked me to share with our group about praying through the psalms. This is something that believers have been doing for centuries and I have personally found it very helpful in nourishing my spiritual life day by day. And so I shared with my friends how I […]
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Fear Not. Our God is a Consuming Fire
One of the most encouraging verses in the entire bible is at the beginning of the twelfth chapter of Hebrews. We have just seen chapter eleven’s impressive array of those who have gone before us, from Rahab the prostitute to Abraham the father of many nations. We all know the beginning of chapter twelve as […]
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Beware of One Another
We have admitted to God, to ourselves and to another person the exact nature of our wrongs. This is Step Five of the Twelve Steps for those unfamiliar with the world and language of recovery. The first three steps are about coming to terms with the world as it really is (I am out of […]
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The Gospel According to Arcade Fire
It might be a bit too revealing to admit, but one of the proudest moments of my life had to be a few weeks ago when a favorite band of mine called Arcade Fire won this year’s Grammy for best album. Personally, I have been a fan of this band since their last album, Neon […]
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Watch for Falling Leaves
The most audacious despiser of God is most easily disturbed, trembling at the sound of a falling leaf. -John Calvin Self-made-man. Autonomous individuals. Man liberated from the oppressive rule of God. The last century was supposed to be our graduation from dependence upon God to reliance upon nobody but our strong selves. Man, after centuries […]
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Two Pictures of God
Everything I ever needed to know I learned from the genius we know as Monty Python. How to decipher a live parrot from a dead parrot? Done. How to deal with a cheese shop that has no cheese? Done. What the ministry of “Silly Walks” might look like? Done. They taught me everything I know, […]
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This Week: Bonhoeffer, Fear and the Gospel
If you could sum up the gospel of Jesus Christ into a succinct statement what would you say? The gospel of Jesus is that God loves sinners enough to send his son, you might say (with a great deal of accuracy, too!). Somebody else might say, The gospel of Jesus is that Jesus, in living […]
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The GodMan…behind the curtain?
Do you remember the Wizard’s great appearance in The Wizard of Oz? Of course you do, everybody remembers that scene. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and our comrade the Cowardly Lion defeat the great Wicked Witch of the West and report back to the great and powerful Oz. Their first encounter with him inspired […]
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Put ’em up, Put ’em up!!!!
When was the last time you were called a coward right to your face? Yeah, it has been a long time since somebody told me that, too. Then again, there is a whole lot of really true statements out there that do not get said on a regular basis for one reason or another. After […]
Casey Hobbs 