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Ten Minute Transformation: Small Spiritual Steps that Revolutionize Your Life (2013) (Chalice Press-read Chapter 1 Free) (also at Amazon) Prayers from the Pit: What the… Read More »Preview/Purchase My Books
Ten Minute Transformation: Small Spiritual Steps that Revolutionize Your Life (2013) (Chalice Press-read Chapter 1 Free) (also at Amazon) Prayers from the Pit: What the… Read More »Preview/Purchase My Books
One thing I know for sure, Lord–your passion for people perseveres. It was your passion for people that drove you to craft humankind and create our home.… Read More »Prayer from Psalm 136: Persevering Passion
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.’”Read More »The Problem of Hell: Hell is Overcrowded Chris Altrock, February 19
Last year preacher and author Rob Bell wrote a book about hell. The book was called Love Wins.[1] It sparked a firestorm within the larger Christian community because it challenged traditional teaching about hell. It also fueled serious discussion within the larger non-Christian culture. For example, Time magazine followed the book’s release with an edition with these words splashed across the cover: “What if there’s no hell?”[2] A few months from now a movie will be released entitled “Hell and Mr. Fudge.” The movie tells the true story of a Church of Christ minister who rebelled against traditional views of hell. There’s a lot of discussion in our churches and in our culture about hell.