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The Problem of Hell: Hell is Overcrowded Chris Altrock, February 19

Timothy Keller preaches in New York City.  He shares the story of a young man who visited his church office.[1] The man was an Ivy League MBA, successful in the financial world, and had lived in three countries.  Though raised in a family with a loose connection to church, he had very little understanding of the Christian faith.  But he had recently developed a great spiritual interest.  He had attended the church where Keller preaches and he told Keller he was almost ready to embrace the Christian faith.  But there was one final obstacle:  ‘You’ve said that if we do not believe in Christ we are lost and condemned. I’m sorry, I just cannot buy that. I work with some fine people who are Muslim, Jewish, or agnostic. I cannot believe they are going to hell just because they don’t believe in Jesus.’”The Problem of Hell: Hell is Overcrowded Chris Altrock, February 19

Prayer as Wordless and Waiting

Wordless Prayer

The Book of Psalms unleashes a literal revolution when it comes to prayer.  It turns our idea about prayer on its head.  Rather than prayer consisting of us actively asking and God passively receiving our request, the psalter also imagines prayer as us resting passively while God takes the active role.  Instead of prayer being chatty, Psalms envisions prayer being silent.

Prayer as Wordless and Waiting