Pastor Bob’s Corner

An Immoderate God: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

Mar
04
2012

“We do not have long to live in this world. We don’t have the luxury of moderation. Nor do we want it. This immoderate love with which God holds us, is so extreme that it raises people from the dead. Not only does it challenge us to give up the literal death-hold that our addictions [...]

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Temptation: A sermon by Pastor Bob

Feb
26
2012

Perhaps the greatest temptation we face is that temptation that has been with us from the beginning: the temptation to ask and wonder: Is there really a God?

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Mountain Climbers: A sermon by Pastor Bob

Feb
19
2012

“I invite you on such a journey, but know that it is not an easy one. You may find your life changed, even turned upside down. You may have to leave some fishing nets or broken tablets behind. You may wonder if you have anything to say at all about God. But nonetheless, I invite [...]

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Radical Witness: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

Feb
05
2012

“Basically, until Christ comes again—until the dead are raised, and the culmination of the Kingdom of God is fulfilled—-there are still a lot of questions on the table about God. It is the nature of our faith. It is not always an easy witness.”

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A Primer on Islam: History Behind the News (Lesson 4 of 6)

Feb
03
2012

[Hi, all. John here. This is the fourth in a six-part series we're all extremely lucky to have. When Bob and I were preparing this series for presentation here on my site, we thought a good, basic name for the series overall was "A Primer on Islam." We were wrong. That's so boring. And what [...]

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An Unclean Spirit: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

Jan
29
2012

“Be quiet!” said Jesus sternly. “Come out of him!” The impure spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek. The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.”

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Dear John

Letter From a Married Christian Man Privately Struggling with Homosexual Desires

Sep
29
2010

crookedbutup

Yesterday I got an email from Jeremy “JB” Burgess, the nighttime deejay for Air1 Radio. Prompted by the link to a Relevant Magazine article called “Christian and Gay?” that JB has placed on his Facebook fan page, a married Christian man had written to JB about his secret struggles with his homosexual desires. Aware that [...]

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Christian Issues

The fundamentally toxic Christianity

Sep
11
2012

And-Jesus-Wept

Everything that’s wrong with Christianity in one nutshell.

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Relationships

What does a woman mean when she says “I need space”?

Oct
18
2012

backoff

Dear John, A good friend of mine suggested I contact you. I am now at the end of a five-year relationship and I am feeling lost as to what happened. We have had no fights, no disagreements, no infidelity. Just all of a sudden, it is over. I came home yesterday to a “Dear John” [...]

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Christian Spirituality

Joseph and Pregnant Mary at the Inn

Dec
09
2012

trough

Joseph: How do you feel, Mary? Mary: Pregnant. Very pregnant. Joseph: Are you comfortable? Do you have enough hay? Mary: I do, thank you. And thanks for doing such a thorough job cleaning that feeding trough. I can’t believe our baby’s first crib will be a feeding trough. Joseph: No, no: it’s not a feeding [...]

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Humor

Top 10 Things I WON’T Say To Rob Bell During Our Lunch Today

Apr
18
2012

Rob-Bell

Later today I’ll be having lunch with former mega-church founder and leader, best-selling author and soon-to-be huge television star Rob Bell. While of course security concerns prohibit me from revealing the location of what Rob has called our “epic lunch,” two words should be enough for you to grasp the magnitude of this groundbreaking summit: [...]

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Personal

“Your laughter is interfering with my degrading shame”

Jan
28
2013

dadmeblog1

If I had a thousand years and spoke as many languages I couldn’t begin to express my gratefulness for the messages of condolences so many of you sent me after learning that my father died. I feel my father read and was moved by them all. Each and every one of those messages also somehow [...]

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