The Official Blog of Benjamin L. Corey
So here you go mates, you’ll thank me for this one. You’ve got to give the guy an “A” for effort– especially the way he tries to dramatize the reading. Have a wonderful, rapture-less weekend! via: Jeff Turner Read more
So here you go mates, you’ll thank me for this one. You’ve got to give the guy an “A” for effort– especially the way he tries to dramatize the reading. Have a wonderful, rapture-less weekend! via: Jeff Turner Read more
Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of Evangelist Billy Graham, says that the missing Malaysian airliner is a good window into what it will be like after the rapture. In a blog post yesterday, she uses the opportunity of the missing airliner to segue to musings on what life will be like after the “rapture”. Lotz writes in part: “The answers don’t seem to be forthcoming as I write this. But as I have prayerfully pondered all of the above, I can’t... Read more
Church pastor gives out free tattoos? That makes him the coolest pastor ever in my book. In this post, I answer all of your tattoo questions: are tattoos biblical? What are your tattoos of? Who has more tattoos, you or Nadia Bolz-Weber? Read more
For all my theology friends– hilarious. Read more
Mark Driscoll, it appears, is repenting. I didn’t think I would ever write this post, but I am. In a letter to Mars Hill that appears to have been leaked to Reddit, Mark Driscoll is apologizing for some of his behavior and committing to giving up being a celebrity in order to be a better pastor. The chatter that has started online is understandable. I get it. It can be hard to know when someone is sincere, and it’s easy... Read more
The other day I wrote a provocative piece on some surface reasons why I’m not a Calvinist. One of the key issues that is typically covered when discussing Calvinism and alternatives, is the discussion of “free will” over “predestination”. While there are various ways of looking at each side, in short, predestination is the camp where it is believed that God selects some people for heaven before they’re born– some in this camp also believe that he selects those who... Read more
Calvinism, in contrast to Jesus, teaches that God picks a few and not the rest-- that God is the sports captain from my 7th grade gym class, including the glee that comes with pounding on the kids who didn't get picked. Read more
As I’ve shared before, I’ve spent most of my life suffering from this idea that God hates me. Even when I say otherwise, or start to feel slightly more loveable, there always seems to be this nagging doubt in the back of my mind. Maybe God loves some people… but I just can’t imagine that I would ever make that list. And then I started asking myself some questions at church on Sunday: what if God actually does love me... Read more
Three years ago today, my wife and I took a long drive from Lima, Peru to the outskirts of a few desert towns on the western coast of the country. Once we arrived in the obscure town we were destined for, we took a short ride to the backside– past normal civilization, passing gullies filled with burning garbage, and arrived at a small compound with towering walls and barbed wire. Interestingly enough, I remember thinking about something Jesus talked about... Read more
As Jesus followers in post-modern America, we have a big task on our hands. The great reformation happening currently within American Christianity has created a long ‘to-do’ list for those of us who wish to carry this movement forward to a more beautiful expression than has been in generations past. There are gaps to fill, narratives to help change, and leadership that’s needed. There will also be a host of barriers to what we’re trying to accomplish. While I believe... Read more
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