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01.04.2011 by Bobby Gilles

Cold Justice, Subversive Hope & The Wild West: Sojourn Pastor Takes On True Grit

Mike Cosper, our Pastor of Worship & Arts, writes about the gospel and the arts on the Gospel Coalition blog. Check out his new article: a review (with spoilers) of True Grit, the Coen Brothers’ remake of the classic John Wayne western. Here’s a whistle-whetting excerpt: There’s something we love about revenge stories. Watching the local news is a painful experience—stories of corporate greed run side-by-side with stories of murder, rape, abuse, and neglect. We see the darkness of the world around us and cry out with the psalmist, “How long?” Revenge films speak to this cry in our heart, …« Read Entire Post

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02.04.2010 by Mike Cosper

Mike Cosper Reviews "Wake Up Love" by Melanie Penn

Back in 2008, I had the privilege of taking part in Dwell 2008 in New York City. Dwell was a church planting conference co-hosted by Acts 29 and Redeemer Presbyterian Church, and was focused on urban church planting. Several hundred church planters packed into an old church in Manhattan for a week to listen to CJ Mahaney, Tim Keller, Mark Driscoll, Eric Mason, Darrin Patrick, and several others spur them on in mission. My very good friend Tim Smith of Mars Hill Church asked me to join him in playing music for the conference, and told me we’d be joining …« Read Entire Post

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01.20.2010 by Bobby Gilles

Worship Leader Magazine Reviews Our "Over The Grave: The Hymns Of Isaac Watts, Volume One"

Worship Leader magazine serves 40,000 subscribers each month with print issues dedicated to providing, recommending and discussing resources available to aid worship leaders everywhere. Check out the January/February 2010 issue of Worship Leader for a review of Over The Grave: The Hymns of Isaac Watts, Volume One.  As of now, this review is not on their website.  If you don’t subscribe to Worship Leader but would like to check out a free issue, you can do so here. Each subscription includes eight issues of the magazine and eight compilation CDs of recommended worship music. The Over The Grave review said, …« Read Entire Post

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