by Benjamin Robinson | May 6, 2013 | Devotions
By his wounds we are healed. (Isaiah 53:3) This morning I’d like to share a poem with you that has meant a lot to me over the years. Its by Denise Levertov, and its the most powerful description of the crucifixion I’ve ever heard. I hope you enjoy...
by Benjamin Robinson | May 5, 2013 | Devotions
We have an anointing from the holy One, and we know all things. (1 John 2:20) In the middle of hell week – the week that I spent taking my comprehensive exams for my Ph.D. – I ran out of gas and could go no further. Studying was useless. I couldn’t concentrate. I was...
by Benjamin Robinson | May 4, 2013 | Devotions
This is the victory that overcomes the world; even our faith. (1 John 5:4) Spink! That’s the sound I made when I ran smack dab into the teatherball pole on the playground when I was in the second grade. I was playing football with my friends, and I was going...
by Benjamin Robinson | May 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Check out this fabulous short film, written by my friend, Joseph Oh, and shot and edited by Christopher Hwang of Capslock...
by Benjamin Robinson | May 3, 2013 | Devotions
He who is in me is greater than he who is in the world. (1 John 4:4) When I was about 11 years old I joined the Alameda Boys Club. On my first day, I was walking around meeting new people, and I met two kids who were about my age. The younger one sized me up and...
by Benjamin Robinson | May 2, 2013 | Devotions, Theology
And surely I am with you always; to the very end of the age. (Matthew 28:20) The very end of the age . . . When might that be? The Jews espoused what we might call a two-staged eschatology consisting of a present age and culminating in the age of the Messiah. Then...
by Benjamin Robinson | May 1, 2013 | Devotions
You destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. (2 Timothy 1:10) My father got the giggles at his grandfather’s funeral when he was a boy. It wasn’t his fault, really. He was sad for the loss of his grandfather, just like...
