Monthly Archives: March 2011

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Japan and Generosity

Over the weekend, we rallied the members of Redemption Church to pull together their funds for a special offering for Japan. This was a last-minute push, so we weren’t quite sure how it would turn out. Well, let me just say, we are proud of the church today. The generosity of Redemption Church was made...

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Meet the Pastors: Luke Simmons

In just a few short weeks, Second Mile Church will officially become Redemption Gateway. You can read about that here and watch our vision video too. Between now and then, we’ll be introducing you to their key leaders and pastors here on the blog. First up is Pastor Luke Simmons. Pastor Luke Simmons – Campus...

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Live Like Hell…Matters

Hell is real, and Hell matters. If this were not the case, then the recent controversy surrounding Rob Bell’s book, Love Wins, is totally ridiculous (click here for Pastor Jake Johnson’s helpful review of Bell’s book). But Hell truly does matter—and not for just theological reasons, but practical ones also. Believing that Hell is real...

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A Pastoral Response to Love Wins

For those of you who are unaware, a major controversy has erupted over Rob Bell’s new book, Love Wins, centered mostly on the question of whether he’s outing himself as a Universalist. The Resurgence has put together a great timeline of the events of the last few weeks, which you can review here: http://theresurgence.com/2011/03/15/a-chronology-of-rob-bell-on-hell. I...

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