The Gathering: Q&A With Bob Kauflin
Jake Phillips asked Bob Kauflin a few questions in anticipation of The Gathering....
Keep ReadingJanuary 31, 2012
"The gospel, applied to our hearts every day, frees us to be brutally honest with ourselves and with God. The assurance of His total forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Christ means we don't have to play defensive games anymore. We don't have to rationalize and excuse our sins. We can say we told a lie instead of saying we exaggerated a bit. We can admit an unforgiving spirit instead of continuing to blame our parents for our emotional distress. We can call sin exactly what it is, regardless of how ugly and shameful it may be, because we know that Jesus bore that sin in His body on the cross. With the assurance of total forgiveness through Christ, we have no reason to hide from our sins anymore."...
January 6, 2012
I'm at a season of life where it seems like it's time to slow down. Nothing is working quite right anymore. I need glasses for aging eyes and anti-inflammtories for aging joints. I forget names and what commonly used household gadgets are called. Solitude invites me to steal away (which I enjoy doing at times!) while a growing family and new church lovingly require me to get even busier than ever. The commercials say Benny and I should be anticipating retirement after all the years of being in the throes of parenting and pastoring. Sometimes I envy those who can....
January 28, 2016 | Category: Friends of Redeemer | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Worship, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, church, The Gathering, worship conference, Bob Kauflin, Lake Nona worship conference, True Worshipers
Jake Phillips asked Bob Kauflin a few questions in anticipation of The Gathering....
Keep ReadingJanuary 7, 2016 by Ryan McLaughlin | Category: Friends of Redeemer | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Star Wars, The Force Awakens, Episode VII, Episode IV, heroes, atonement, recapitulation, atonement theories, Rey, St. Ignatius
Our latest Friends of Redeemer post comes from Ryan McLaughlin, who offers an Eastern Orthodox defense of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens...
Keep ReadingAugust 6, 2015 by Ryan McLaughlin | Category: Friends of Redeemer | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Moses, salvation, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, transfiguration, transgenderism, transgender, Bruce Jenner, Jenner, Kardashian, Feast of the Transfiguration, Elijah, soteriology, Friends of Redeemer
Ryan McLaughlin writes about the transfiguration and the soteriological essence of all of our stories, fictional or otherwise, including that of Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner. ...
Keep ReadingFebruary 9, 2015 | 4 Comments by Sarah Grace Pavelchak | Category: Friends of Redeemer | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Prayer, humility, John Piper, cross, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Jesus, dependence, C.S. Lewis
The latest in our off-again, on-again Friends of Redeemer series comes from Sarah Grace Pavelchak, who writes a personal reflection on what prayer means to her. ...
Keep ReadingSeptember 19, 2014 | 1 Comments by Sarah Grace Pavelchak | Category: Friends of Redeemer | Tags: military, military families, Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, blog, lake Nona, evangelism, gospel, Lake Nona Churches, Faith, cultural values, redeemer, lakenonachurch, redeemer blog, Gospel-centeredness, cultural issues, evangelize, church blog, Redeemer Church of Lake Nona
Being a Christian in modern military life could be compared to a salmon making the tough journey up stream. There are times it can feel as though everything in life is coming at you trying to drive you in the mainstream direction, opposite of what you're striving towards. There are so many hardships and uncertainties: low finances, multiple moves, many times having a lack ...
Keep ReadingSeptember 11, 2014 | 3 Comments by Daniel Bell | Category: Friends of Redeemer | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, gospel, Orlando Church, Lake Nona Churches, lee vista, lee vista church, art, artist, cultural values, redeemerchurch, redeemer, lakenonachurch, redeemer blog, cultural issues, church blog, poetry, written art, spoken word
If you step inside a major city, you see art everywhere. You see it on the billboards and the crossing signs; you hear it in the form of music on radio or see it on giant T.V.'s in places like New York City. If you pay attention to those things, they have one thing in common--communication. These mediums of art usually bring a message to the viewer or listener to express s...
Keep ReadingSeptember 4, 2014 | Category: Friends of Redeemer | Tags: criminal law, extrospective understanding, introspective understanding, Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, bible, Lake Nona Churches, Sin, Christian Character, lee vista, lee vista church, cultural values, redeemerchurch, redeemer, lakenonachurch, the gospel, redeemer blog, social issues, Gospel-centeredness, cultural issues, church blog
When I decided to go to law school, I received many comments like “Are you going to be one of the ones who keeps the criminals off the street?” and “Nice. So you’re going to get the bad guys and make sure they pay.” At the time, I had no difficulty with these statements. Though I had no intention of pursuing a career in criminal law, I figured that if I did, it w...
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