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February 2012

February 13, 2012

Enough: Discovering Joy through Simplicity and Generosity

*The following is part of the Patheos book club. Get more info here. Over the...

February 03, 2012

N.T. Wright & Pete Enns Agree: Adam is Israel in Exile!

If you haven't read my review of Pete Enns' The Evolution of Adam, you might...

February 02, 2012

Evolving With Enns: Reflections on “The Evolution of Adam”

*The following is part of the Evolution of Adam Blog Tour. About four years ago,...

January 2012

January 19, 2012

Reflecting on Jesus and His Death

*The following is a guest book review by Lawrence Gracia. Kurt does not necessarily endorse...

December 2011

December 21, 2011

Reflections on “Against Calvinism”

*The following is a book review written by Lawrence Garcia. I know what you are...

December 17, 2011

Jesus Have I Loved, But Paul?

*The following is a book review written by Lawrence Garcia. Lawrence is the Senior Teaching-Pastor...

December 16, 2011

25 Books Every Christian Should Read (and a book giveaway!)

The following is a conversation part of the Patheos Book Club for 25 Books Every...

November 2011

November 26, 2011

Are You the One Who Is To Come? (Review – Lawrence Garcia)

For one whose surname is essentially “Messiah”, it is quite startling that the historical Jesus...

November 23, 2011

It’s Hip to Be a Purple Christian? Reflections on “Left Right & Christ”

NOTE: This book review is part of a Patheos Book Club Symposium. For more articles...

November 09, 2011

When Children Become Sex Slaves & People Turn a Blind Eye: Reflections on God in a Brothel

NOTE: This article is part of the Patheos Book Club for God in...

November 04, 2011

Guest Review of Simply Jesus: A New Vision of Who He Was, What He Did, and Why He Matters by N.T. Wright

This review is from Lawrence Garcia. Here's his info: Lawrence is the Senior Teaching-Pastor of...

October 2011

October 28, 2011

Guest Book Review: The King Jesus Gospel by Scot McKnight (Lawrence Garcia)

Scot McKnight’s “The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited” makes a clear case...

September 2011

September 20, 2011

The Good News of King Jesus is Better than 4 Laws!: Reflections on The King Jesus Gospel by Scot McKnight

If you grew up in the church, there’s a chance that the Four Spiritual Laws...

August 2011

August 23, 2011

Revolutionary Freedom and a Game of Freeze Tag (Joey LeTourneau)

Below is an article written by my good friend, Joey LeTourneau. I've known his family...

August 02, 2011

The Christian Diaspora Revisited (Author, Ian Morgan Cron)

I moved my family from Connecticut to Nashville exactly one year ago. It wasn’t long...

May 2011

May 17, 2011

A New Kind of Pentecostalism (By Author, Samuel Lee)

I was asked by my friend Kurt Willems to write some reflections on my recent...

April 2011

April 10, 2011

Half the Church: Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women

If you are a regular reader of the Pangea Blog, you already know that I...

February 2011

February 10, 2011

The Story of God & Capital Campaigns (Guest Post – Author, Sean Gladding)

There’s this story in Luke’s Gospel. Jesus is in the Temple with the disciples, and...

January 2011

January 20, 2011

Lost World of Genesis One – A visual introduction (Video Resource)

This week I had the opportunity to present the main ideas of John Walton's The...

January 20, 2011

Extending the Table – New Testament Theology by Jon Isaak (An Interview with the Author)

I am excited about this new book by personal friend and professor, Jon Isaak. He...

January 11, 2011

11:11 for 2011 Book Giveaway Contest Results!

I want to thank all of you who participated in this contest. It really helped...

January 01, 2011

11:11 for 2011 (Easy Book Giveaway Contest!)

11:11... this has been a haunting number in my life for the past 5 years. ...

December 2010

December 27, 2010

Rediscovering the Lost World of Genesis One (Best Interpretation I’ve Seen!)

The most convincing interpretation of the passage at hand is found in John Walton’s, The...

September 2010

September 23, 2010

Evolving In Monkey Town (Rachel Held Evans) – A Wonderful Picture of Evolutionary Discipleship

About a month ago, I had the opportunity to read Rachel Held Evans’ first book...

August 2010

August 12, 2010

Entering the… "Understanding the Bible as Story" Conversation

Today I want to simply create a list of resources that in my opinion, could...

July 2010

July 27, 2010

Quote to Ponder: Is Giving to Charity the Easy Way Out? Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

I would like to invite you to share your thoughts on the following quote. It...

June 2010

June 14, 2010

Is the Earth Intrinsically Valuable or Simply a Resource? Quote to Ponder: Christopher J.H. Wright (repost)

This is a post that I wrote last year that I feel has some relevance...

May 2010

May 07, 2010

John Stott’s Final Book and Creation Care

John Stott has written his final book, The Radical Disciple. In this short Video Blog,...

April 2010

April 15, 2010

Hidden Power of Electronic Culture by Shane Hipps – Brief Review

Thesis: “The forms of media and technology—regardless of their content—cause profound changes in the church...

August 2009

August 06, 2009

Quote To Ponder: Billy Graham on Evolution

This week I got a new book in the mail titled, I Love Jesus and...