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August 2018

August 07, 2018

Sunday is Not the Main Event: A Practice-Based Christianity (Aaron Niequist)

Kurt: Today I'm excited to share with you an excerpt from my friend Aaron Niequist's...

May 2018

May 10, 2018

Talking to Kids about God & the Spirit (and Learning from Them Too)

I hope you are doing well. These past couple of weeks have been full. I've...

June 2017

June 09, 2017

I was quoted on TBN, positively, about Revelation

If you follow my social media channels, you likely already saw this. I am honored...

May 2017

May 04, 2017

The Word “Create” Means “Arrange” – Genesis 1 & Science

Last week I wrote about the problem the church is perpetuating: we create atheists by...

April 2017

April 26, 2017

A Hatred of Science Is Killing the Church: Why Young Adults Leave or Never Show Up

Both on The Paulcast: A Podcast All About the Apostle Paul and at Pangea Church...

August 2016

August 25, 2016

Logos 7 is Here! Time to Nerd Out a Bit!

Every time a new version of Logos comes out, I get giddy. This is by...

December 2015

December 07, 2015

Paul’s “Problem” with Torah: Why Evangelicalism’s Law vs Grace Preaching Needs to be Reconsidered

Paul had a problem with the Torah.[1] There is no denying this fact. The nature...

September 2015

September 28, 2015

We Just Launched a Portable Church

Yes, it finally happened. After the dream was birthed about five years ago... we finally...

August 2015

August 12, 2015

Moving Beyond Pentecost: Embracing a More Inclusive Charismatic Theology & Life

KURT NOTE: Today we have a guest contribution by Jeff Clarke, who has been a...

May 2015

May 25, 2015

A Prayer from a Pacifist on Memorial Day

God, help us to remember… …that life is a gift. To call it a gift...

April 2015

April 28, 2015

Kingdom Politics: In Search of a New Political Imagination for Today’s Church

A NOTE FROM KURT WILLEMS: This is a guest post from two anabaptist thinkers/practitioners who...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

Husbands, Crucify Your Privilege: Ephesians 5 & How Men Take the Lead

... 21 and submit to each other out of respect for Christ. 22 For example, wives should submit...

March 25, 2015

Watershed Vade Mecum: Life Together, Open Call for Writing Submissions

KURT NOTE: This comes from my dear friends at Watershed Church in Kansas City!!!!! Writers,...

March 23, 2015

God is Waiting on the Outside: Moving Beyond our Theological Boundaries in Pursuit of Jesus

KURT NOTE: Today we have a guest contribution by Jeff Clarke, who has been a...

February 2015

February 17, 2015

Lent: Because Sometimes Rich Christians Simply Need to Starve a Little

“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” These are powerful words...

January 2015

January 05, 2015

8 Signs That You Might Be An Evangelical Reject

It's been 3.5 years since I originally coined the phrase "Evangelical Reject." And a lot...

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,...

October 2014

October 15, 2014

Mark Driscoll Resigned Today: According to Mars Hill

From Religion News Service: (RNS) Mark Driscoll, the larger-than-life megachurch pastor who has been accused of...

September 2014

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...

September 08, 2014

Revelation #1: Anabaptist Apocalyptic Fever, a Fresh Word, and Exile

Yesterday at Pangea Communities we began the LONG journey preaching through the book of Revelation....

August 2014

August 28, 2014

Ed Young to Preach a Series on “Drones”

HT: Medium.com Ed Young is an excellent communicator. His theology is terrible most of the...

August 25, 2014

God’s Story, Our Story & the Ancient Church: The Christian Life is Like Shakespeare

Last night we continued in our series at Pangea Communities called Threads. This is a...

August 24, 2014

My Neighbor Mark Driscoll to Take a 6-Week Leave of Absence

What a whirlwind it has been for those following the Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill...

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...

August 18, 2014

Inclusive: We Choose to Invite Everyone to the Party (sermon)

Yesterday we picked back up where we left off in our church's summer teaching series...

August 11, 2014

My upcoming talk for Missio Alliance’s conference on Anabaptism

Hi friends. Not sure if you have heard, but in September a great conference is...

August 08, 2014

My Response to Mark Driscoll Being Removed from Acts 29

Here's my reaction to Mark Driscoll on being kicked out of Acts29... Post by Kurt...

July 2014

July 07, 2014

#FarewellJohnPiper? – What Boyd, Wright, Bell, and Whoppers Have in Common

Over the past several years John Piper has piped in on many things. And, yes...

June 2014

June 23, 2014

Sermon Series to check out: Threads – woven together in love

Right now at Pangea Communities we are in a new series for the summer season....

June 02, 2014

Podcast: “Centrifugal(petal) Representation” 06.01.14 (PangeaCast 5)

Hi Friends, For those of you who are following along with our missional/anabaptist church planting...