These days, Christians don’t seem to talk much about hell. This doctrine, more than any other, just seems too offensive to the modern pluralistic mindset. 

Skeptics and non-believers treat this as an inconsistency: “How can a loving God send people to hell?” I have to admit: the standard Christian apologetic responses to this question don’t resonate with me.  Yet followers of Jesus should not discount teachings about hell, because those teachings came from him.

The Christian website Out of Ur has begun a series on hell.  Each week, they are posting a short video clip of a noteworthy Christian leader speaking about the subject.  Thus far, they have posted a 3-minute clip by N.T. Wright and a 5-minute clip by John Piper. I respect both of these guys, but their perspectives seem very different.

At the Seed meeting next Monday, James Tuttle will lead a discussion about hell. We plan to meet on the Life Sciences bridge at 7 pm.  Anyone is welcome to join. Out-of-town readers who want to contribute their own questions or comments can do so via this blog.  Hope to see you there.

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Let the tear hit the ground
It’s done now, and there’s no going back
The only way up is kneeling down
Bow before guillotine
In those moments before death
What we call life
We just stare at the ground
Knowing it’s our fate

A breeze blows in
You exhale so confidently
Ready or not, here it comes
The moments fly by so fast
Memory cannot keep itself alive
The heart dives
The world spins
There is a clamour
There is a gasp
There is a breath
You wake up the next day…
And something just seems different…