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June 2017

June 06, 2017

I Wanted War – and I Was Wrong (Zach Hoag)

[Kurt Note: Zach is someone that I respect. A lot. In fact, he and I...

October 2015

October 20, 2015

The Sexual Exploitation of Young Girls & the Kingdom of Christ

Sex-trafficking of children is heartbreaking--perhaps more than any other evil act on earth. As a...

March 2015

March 26, 2015

Between 2 Gods: A Memoir of Abuse in the Mennonite Community

KURT NOTE: What an honor to offer you this excerpt from the new book Between...

December 2014

December 17, 2014

Ethical Children’s Books for the Christian Activist Family

In this post, I've attempted to create a list of books for families who are followers...

December 01, 2014

Disarming Scripture from Cherry-Picking Liberals & Violence-Loving Conservatives

Derek Flood's new book Disarming Scripture has just been released this week, and has already...

November 2014

November 07, 2014

Logos 6: Why I’m a Big Fan

There are several ways to do bible study. The old fashion way, with a Bible,...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

postCHRISTIAN: Why we need a new reformation in the church

In this post, I chat with Christian Piatt about his most recent book, postCHRISTIAN: What's Left? Can...

September 10, 2014

Rob & Kristen Bell: An Egalitarian Marriage Book Coming Out… finally???

Many of us have been hoping for a Christian marriage book that is "egalitarian" in...

September 09, 2014

Undiluted: the book to hand your friends about the kind of Jesus you follow

Undiluted... now there's a thought. What would it look like to remove the muck...

August 2014

August 21, 2014

God’s Scandalous Grace in the Old Testament

Preston Sprinkle is a guy I respect. As we've interacted over the past couple...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

Changing our Lenses on Crime and Punishment – a restorative justice view

My friend Ben Corey wrote a great set of blogs on our justice system and...

January 2014

January 24, 2014

The Modern Magnificat: stories of women called to ministry

As you are well aware, I am an egalitarian when it comes to gender roles...

December 2013

December 03, 2013

Liturgical-Anabaptist-Friendly Resources for Advent & a New Christian Year

As many of you who read my blog already know, I'm an Anabaptist pastor But,...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Why the Psalms Matter – Even the Violent Ones

A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of listening to N.T. Wright speak...

November 22, 2013

Gospel Patrons – the people behind the people who change the world (generous givers)

Imagine sitting on a plane - especially if you travel alone. Who will be your...

November 19, 2013

Life-Changing Books: Surprised by Hope

Many of you know that I've partnered with Logos Bible Software to give away a...

November 18, 2013

Being “confident enough” to follow Jesus: apologetics, doubt, and the idol of certainty

Those of us who find ourselves in post-conservative/emerging/semi-progressive/Anabaptist circles prefer to make that foundation the...

November 12, 2013

N.T. Wright on How to Study the Bible

Yes, friends, this is the month of N.T. Wright :-). You may have heard that we are...

November 11, 2013

Win 36 N.T. Wright books from Kurt Willems & Logos! (Easy to enter)

As most of you know, N.T. Wright is one of the most influential theological voices...

November 04, 2013

Books that leaders in our church plant will read

As most of you know, I recently moved to Seattle to lead a church plant....

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Life-changing books: The New Testament For Everyone by NT Wright

As a pastor of a young church plant, I've been spending some time reflecting of the...

September 16, 2013

First Nations Version of the Bible: Check this out!

Check out this new translation that is being put together to reach out to native...

August 2013

August 28, 2013

A Kingdom Revolutionary Gathering & a Conference on Doubt (Greg Boyd)

A Word About a Revolutionary Network Meeting There is a growing movement of pastors, church...

August 15, 2013

Fight: “Erasing Hell” co-author defends nonviolence in a new book!

Preston Sprinkle, co-author of Erasing Hell (with Francis Chan), has written a book that ought...

May 2013

May 09, 2013

Unfinished (Rich Stearns – World Vision) book giveaway! [just comment and share]

Rich Stearns is someone I first became familiar with through the book The Hole...

May 01, 2013

New Book Highly Recommend by 47 Top Leaders – Get 25 Free Gifts If You Get It Now By May 7th

My friend Frank Viola has just released a new book called God’s Favorite Place on...

February 2013

February 23, 2013

Love Wins for Teens by Rob Bell (Who will be invited to God’s party?)

In March, Love Wins for Teens: If God Threw a Party, Would Everyone Be Invited?...

February 04, 2013

Operation Screwtape: The Art of Spiritual War

There’s a new book out that was written in the spirit of CS Lewis’ The...

December 2012

December 06, 2012

The Cost of Living Out the Sermon on the Mount

The Sermon is Jesus’ invitation to know God’s perfect love so well that the impulses...

December 05, 2012

5 Resources on Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible

The question of divorce and remarriage is a sad reality that the church must face....