Christian Universalism

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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Justice = Righteousness

by Phillip on 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!

by Phillip on 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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Surprised by Tullian Tchividjian’s Grace!

by Phillip on 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

by Phillip on 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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Driscoll and “Loving Your Enemies”

by Phillip on March 6, 2012

                                                 These posters were created by Mars Hill, Seattle, for Mark’s Driscoll’s sermon series on forgiving your enemies.  What implications do you see between these images and God’s command to us to […]

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Last time I checked Jefferson Bethke’s Spoken Word video, “Why I Hate Religion, but Love Jesus” was approaching 20 million views.  He obviously struck a universal chord in protest of “religion.”  He got a host of criticism from various fronts including some from his own neo-Reformed colleagues.  But he exuded a gracious spirit and pointed […]

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Max Lucado is one of evangelicalism’s most beloved authors and speakers.  He is clear in many places that he is within the confines of the accepted orthodox position of believing there is an eternal hell awaiting for at least some of humanity.   Usually he just doesn’t talk about it.  However, his silence is loud […]

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