Bruce Hillman

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Bruce Hillman

Bruce Hillman is Lead Pastor at Hillside Lutheran Brethren Church in Succasunna New Jersey. He Holds a BA in History and Political Science from Quinnipiac University, an MDiv. from the Lutheran Brethren Seminary, and an STM in Patristics from Drew University; his research involves Augustinian studies and Early Christianity. He is co-founder of Fifth Act Church Planting, having served on their board.

A Very Brief Introduction to Logos Theology

10/13/22

22 mins

Bruce Hillman

Logos theology is a theology of presence without division. It is a way of unification, of which the incarnation is the greatest visible example.
1 John 4:7-14: Love, self-hate, and the search for God

10/07/22

19 mins

Bruce Hillman

To say that whoever loves has been born of God is also to say that those who are born of God are recipients of love. They do not have God because they love but because they are loved.
Long Has She Reigned Over Us: The Death of Queen Elizabeth II and the Dignity of Duty

09/09/22

23 mins

Bruce Hillman

“There,” the Queen said, “That’s so much better than talking, isn’t it?”
1 John 2:12-14: The Problem of Finding an 'Authentic Self'

08/26/22

18 mins

Bruce Hillman

There is no true “self” apart from God. Anything so surmised is caught up in the meaninglessness that is death.
Church Fathers: Augustine, The Doctor of the Church

07/27/22

23 mins

Bruce Hillman

We cannot overstate that no person outside the Bible has been as influential to Christian theology as Augustine.
God's Command to Save You

03/29/22

6 mins

Bruce Hillman

The promise here is that God is present with us in our troubles, issuing commands to save us before we ask. God does not ignore our suffering and cries.
I Don't Have the Answers, But I Have Hope

02/28/22

15 mins

Bruce Hillman

There is perhaps no better observation about the nature of anxiety and depression than its fundamental desire for avoidance.
Happily Waiting for My Faith to Die

01/27/22

13 mins

Bruce Hillman

You might not know it, but every Christian hopes for the day when their faith will die. Really. I promise. Faith’s death is our celebration.
Christmas in Isaiah: The Government's Welfare and the Lamb

12/24/21

17 mins

Bruce Hillman

The best we would have to look forward to, without Jesus, is a society dedicated to addressing problems and working through them.
Mary: When Gabriel was Frightened by Mary

09/30/21

18 mins

Bruce Hillman

Grace does not emancipate us from any requirement of obedience. Rather, grace allows Jesus to be obedient on our behalf that the righteous demands of the law can be fulfilled.
Christ's Words of Comfort: John 14:27

04/06/21

17 mins

Bruce Hillman

Jesus offers to the anxious soul the one thing it ironically wants: certainty of the good.
Why Lent Offers us a Curious Kind of Joy

03/09/21

12 mins

Bruce Hillman

There is joy in Lent, but it is the kind of joy that comes in being made whole.
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