I Never Go To The Bible For Wisdom: Because The Bible Tells Me Not To

2019-03-07T17:55:40+00:00

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What I Cannot Live Without

Last updated on: March 7, 2019 at 5:55 pm By Keith Giles

Wendy and I had already pared down our belongings to make the move from Orange, CA to Boise, ID. Now, we need to do it again and this time cut everything down to what we can take with us on a flight to China in carry-on and checked baggage. The rest will go into storage for at least the next 2 years. I think God is trying to get us to learn how to live more simply. So, as... Read more

2019-03-06T21:17:22+00:00

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Here and Now: What God Is Doing Today

Last updated on: March 6, 2019 at 9:17 pm By Keith Giles

As some of you may already know, I’m going through a bit of a personal crisis at the moment. After packing everything up, leaving my sons behind in SoCal, saying goodbye to our house church family of 11 years, and relocating to Boise, Idaho for a new job, I’ve found myself unemployed and on the brink of financial disaster. That’s one way of looking at it. However, another way of looking at it is this: Wendy and I are... Read more

2019-03-04T21:28:31+00:00

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Failing Our Way To Success

Last updated on: March 4, 2019 at 9:28 pm By Keith Giles

The Gospel is a picture of what it looks like to descend into greatness. Jesus divested himself of all power, authority and honor to become nothing – a servant – and to become obedient even unto death. We’re encouraged to follow Christ in this same path of weakness and humility. But, as one might expect, it’s not a very pleasant process. As a very relevant and recent example, I am experiencing this failure to success path myself as we... Read more

2019-03-02T00:11:47+00:00

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What If Jesus Isn’t Coming Back Anytime Soon?

Last updated on: March 2, 2019 at 12:11 am By Keith Giles

What if Jesus isn’t coming back soon? For many Christians, the hope and promise of the imminent return of Christ is just about the only thing that sustains them on a daily basis. They see the world becoming more secular and they experience great discomfort as the culture starts to become less “Christian” and more hostile to their worldview. As a result, many of these Christians cling to the idea that Jesus will return any moment now to vindicate... Read more

God's Love

Preemptive Love

2019-02-28T18:05:35+00:00

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Are We Asking The Wrong Question?

Last updated on: February 28, 2019 at 6:05 pm By Keith Giles

Recently, while studying the words of Jesus, I made a startling and slightly disturbing discovery. On the issue of salvation, Jesus never seems to urge anyone to say a prayer or confess belief in a set of doctrines. Although he is often asked by those around him, “What must I do to inherit Eternal Life?” the answers out of our Savior’s mouth rarely sound anything at all like what I learned in Sunday School. I can remember growing up and... Read more

2019-02-27T23:13:42+00:00

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Dallas Willard: The Lost Interview

Last updated on: February 27, 2019 at 11:13 pm By Keith Giles

Several years ago, I interviewed author and theologian Dallas Willard for a magazine that never made it to print. Instead, I published this interview in a book called “Subversive Interviews” which also included my conversations with author Walter Kirn [Up In The Air, Thumbsucker, etc.], Matt Redman, Jim Wallis [Sojourners], Neil Cole, Frank Viola and many others. Here is part one of that conversation with Dallas Willard: Keith Giles- “Dallas, can you explain the difference between the Gospel of... Read more

2019-02-22T18:01:24+00:00

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Turn, Turn, Kill?

Last updated on: February 22, 2019 at 6:01 pm By Keith Giles

There’s a famous song written by Pete Seeger, yet popularized by The Byrds way back in 1965, called “Turn! Turn! Turn!”You’ve probably heard it before. It takes the words from Ecclesiastes, chapter 3 and sets them to a groovy tune and says: “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, a time to reap that which is planted; A time... Read more

God's Love

Preemptive Love

2019-02-21T21:12:32+00:00

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Answering Questions about Our House Church Family

Last updated on: February 21, 2019 at 9:12 pm By Keith Giles

Someone asked me some questions about our house church in California and since I’ve already taken the time to write up these answers I thought I’d share them here on my blog, too. If you have any questions that aren’t answered here, feel free to add your own in the comments. Do you have a leadership team? Elder/Deacon board, or what? No, nothing formal. However, we DO have people who function as elders and overseers/facilitators, we just don’t call them... Read more

2019-02-20T18:38:11+00:00

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A Church That Gives Everything Away

Last updated on: February 20, 2019 at 6:38 pm By Keith Giles

“Let the strong take care of the weak; let the weak respect the strong. Let the rich man minister to the poor man; let the poor man give thanks to God that he gave him one through whom his need might be satisfied.” – Clement of Rome, 1st Century Early in 2004, my wife and I were serving as Children’s Pastors at a local church plant in Orange County, California. Whereas we’d both served on staff at various churches... Read more