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Derek Webb: The Ringing Bell (2007)
BY: Denis Haack |
“What would you do / If someone would tell you the truth / But only if you torture them half to death.” Derek Webb, formerly of Caedmon’s Call, raises questions on The Ringing Bell (2007) that many of his Christian fans may prefer to ignore. In a time of war and violence, Webb insists, correctly, that he’s “facing enemies / On both sides of the gun.” There is passion here, a fine love-song (“I Wanna Marry You Again”), and hope. “There is a day that’s been inaugurated but has not yet come / That we can proclaim by showing that there’s a better way.” Exactly right: we live in the tension of a Kingdom come, but not yet fully realized, so the questions and our answers matter. With well crafted instrumentation and a voice that carries his conviction, I look forward to Webb’s next offering.
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Denis Haack
Denis is the author of The Rest of Success: What the World Didn’t Tell You About Having It All and has written articles for such journals as Reformation & Revival Journal, Eternity, Covenant, and World. He holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies degree from Covenant Seminary in St. Louis.
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There are tulips on my desk, and I saw my first robin yesterday, clear signals that winter is losing its grip on the landscape. The newspaper reported an ice jam on a nearby river that forced the closure of several roads. Chunks of ice the size of dinner tables slammed through a county park. Even something as glorious of the arrival of spring is never as perfectly smooth as we would hope in this broken world. We are, as my spiritual mentor used to say, glorious ruins.
Finding what it means to flourish as broken human being in an imperfect world is what Ransom is about. We believe in Jesus Christ, though often find ourselves dismayed at what passes for Christianity in our postmodern world. We hope what you find on this site will be helpful in your own pilgrimage, regardless of where you happen to find yourself at the moment.
Denis & Margie Haack
Anita Gorder
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