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January 2026

January 28, 2026

My Response to an Apostate

To those of you who skim emails, the heading of this post uses the word...

January 24, 2026

Why “Read Your Bible and Pray” is Inadequate

Before you have an apoplectic fit, let me clear the table by saying emphatically: 1....

January 23, 2026

The Breakthrough You’ve Been Praying For

This video is the first message of the TRANSFORMED: THE NEW TESTAMENT REIMAGINED conference I...

January 17, 2026

An Open Letter to Pastors & Teachers

For those of you who don’t know who I am, for over 30 years I’ve...

January 16, 2026

What is the Gospel of the Kingdom?

The following YouTube video features an interview I did on my landmark book, Insurgence: Reclaiming...

January 10, 2026

Can a Genuine Believer Lose Their Salvation?

Here is episode #5 of my Hard Questions | Unconventional Answers Series on our YouTube...

January 09, 2026

A New Resource Not To Be Ignored

Welcome to 2026. At the end of December, just before Christmas, I made you a...

January 03, 2026

A New YouTube Channel

I’ve seen surveys where Christians are asked “which has changed your life more -- spoken...

January 01, 2026

Greg Boyd and I Mix It Up on the Kingdom

Greg Boyd is a long-time friend. He’s kindly endorsed many of my books and we’ve...

December 2025

December 31, 2025

December 2025 Q & A

This is rare, but once in a blue moon, I'll post a segment from my...

December 18, 2025

4 Ingredients for Having an Amazing New Year

New years are wonderful. They hand you a reset button so you can reengineer your...

December 17, 2025

We’ve Started a New Podcast on Spotify

Recently, the team started a new podcast on Spotify. Spotify already hosts the CHRIST IS...

December 13, 2025

The Insurgence Podcast Hits 700,000 Downloads

Thanks to so many of you, we just reached 700,000 downloads on THE INSURGENCE PODCAST....

December 12, 2025

Increase Your Productivity for 2026 (and Beyond)

AS FEATURED ON ... I'm often asked about my daily (and weekly) work routine, how I've managed...

December 06, 2025

This Has to Be Said (Potentially Offensive)

My spirit, mind, will, emotions, and body are fully given to the recovery of the...

December 05, 2025

The Fickleness of Christians

What do I mean by “fickleness” among Christians? Here are four examples to give you...

December 02, 2025

When Christmas Hurts: A Lifeline for Those in Crisis

I appreciate all the emails testifying how the recent conference messages on restoration that dropped...

November 2025

November 29, 2025

A Message Producing Chills and Goose Bumps?

Since my landmark book Insurgence released, I’ve been privileged to appear on many different radio...

November 28, 2025

8 Things Evangelical Christianity Never Taught Me

They are in no particular order, but these are eight things evangelical Christianity never taught...

November 22, 2025

What No One Told You About God’s Presence

As I explained in Insurgence, the gospel of the kingdom leads to inheriting the conscious...

November 21, 2025

A Ministry Dream Team Revisited

Last summer, a friend suggested that I relaunch my vision for a ministry dream team...

November 19, 2025

The Insurgence Podcast (with Michael Heiser)

I've had 7 conversation partners on the podcast, including recording several episodes with the late...

November 10, 2025

Defending Historical Christianity

The Genuine Jesus and the Counterfeit Christs by Simon Gathercole presents a rigorous defense of...

November 10, 2025

Reimagining John’s Relationship to the Synoptics

The Fourth Synoptic Gospel by Mark Goodacre challenges a longstanding consensus in New Testament scholarship...

November 07, 2025

Scholarly Depth Meets Pastoral Sensitivity

I’ve gone on record stating that Craig S. Keener is the greatest New Testament scholar...

November 07, 2025

A Bridge Between Ancient Context and Biblical Understanding

Archaeology and the World of Jesus by David A. deSilva offers readers an invaluable window...

October 2025

October 29, 2025

Sadducees and Pharisees vs. Jesus Christ

Imagine. You watch a one-minute clip on YouTube of a physicist being interviewed. He’s talking...

October 27, 2025

Beyond the Political Binary: Restoring the Kingdom Message

Look, the stuff going down in the USA lately has me thinking back to what’s...

October 12, 2025

Interview with Leonard Sweet – More Jesus Books

As most of you know, Leonard Sweet and I teamed up to launch four cornerstone resources...

October 06, 2025

Rethinking Pacifism

Today, we have a number of leaders in the body of Christ who are known...

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