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Mike Cosper
Mike Cosper is pastor of worship and arts at Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He writes on the gospel and the arts for The Gospel Coalition.
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Habit-Forming Worship
Mike Cosper | March 26, 2013 | 5:01 AMHow we gather shapes who we are and what we believe, both explicitly (through the actual content of songs, prayers, and sermons) and implicitly (through the cultural ethos and personas).
Terror and Torture at Zero Dark Thirty
Mike Cosper | March 19, 2013 | 5:01 AMWe want to tell the story of bin Laden's defeat without having to remember Abu Ghraib. We want redemption without confession.
Now in Production: Songs for the Book of Luke
Mike Cosper | February 27, 2013 | 6:01 AMIt's surprisingly easy to get together and make music when there's a common commitment to keep Christ at the center.
Law and Grace in 'Les Mis'
Mike Cosper | December 21, 2012 | 4:00 AMThere's a grinding, heartbreaking kind of tragedy that threads its way through 'Les Miserables.' You can't help but feel the sting of our fallen world.
How to Make Your Resolutions Stick
Mike Cosper | December 11, 2012 | 4:00 AMSeize the opportunity; take an inventory of how you'd like to see yourself grow this year; and take simple, practical steps to help make it happen.
The Hipster in All of Us
Mike Cosper | November 27, 2012 | 4:00 AMOnly the reconciling power of the gospel can transcend the hipster's sense of alienation.
Songs for the Book of Luke
Mike Cosper | June 01, 2012 | 3:00 AMWe believe there's much to appreciate about the less visible, pastoral songwriting at the local church level.
Create Culture, Not Subculture
Mike Cosper | May 11, 2012 | 3:00 AMA good story can carry profound redemptive themes and portray the agonies and ecstasies of everyday life in ways that a sermon can't.
The Avengers: Very Human Superheroes
Mike Cosper | May 08, 2012 | 3:00 AMInevitably, a satisfying hero story will always involve a great, gospel-like reversal, where the odds seem insurmountable and the heroes seem overcome.
The Satanic Ideology of Photoshop
Mike Cosper | March 29, 2012 | 3:00 AMThe rule---the force that drives the market for diets and cosmetic surgery---is not health and healing but enhancing and improving.