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February 2012

February 14, 2012

Consumerism Destroys Calling: Reflections on Student Ministry from “Consuming Youth”

*The following comes from someone I admire quite a bit, Rick Bartlett. He's served in...

February 02, 2012

For the Love of Mumford: Learning about Love and Forgiveness

*The following originally appeared in Christian Leader and was used with the permission of the...

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...

January 18, 2012

Wrestling Lessons with Job

*This is a guest post written by Matt Erickson. The views expressed below do not...

January 16, 2012

Is Your Gospel the Right Gospel?

*The following is a guest article by Joe Boyd. Find his info at the bottom...

January 09, 2012

Your Granny Is a Process Theologian! (Does God Change?) – Guest Post From Homebrewed Christianity (Tripp and Bo)

This past October I finally got to meet (in person) Bo Sanders and Tripp Fuller...

January 03, 2012

Christian Imagination: living “thy Kingdom come”

Dr. Richard Beck once made an argument in a lecture I attended at ACU. ...

December 2011

December 28, 2011

The Reboot. Deleting Your Facebook Profile Each Year as a Spiritual Discipline

--The following is a guest post-- Last year, I began a personal discipline/tradition based on...

December 26, 2011

The Real Face of Christian Community

*The following is a guest post Community ... community ... community. Everywhere you turn, inside...

December 22, 2011

A Teenage Christmas Story – The Risk of Perceived Wedlock

*The following is a guest post. God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town...

December 21, 2011

Reflections on “Against Calvinism”

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

December 19, 2011

Love, Purpose, and Hope

*The following is a guest post. Whitney Monn is a Program Recruiter for the Master...

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

Deconstruction, Demolition, and Incarnation

*This is a guest post. Thanks to my good web friend, Al Molineaux for this...

December 13, 2011

Hell-in-a-Handbasket? Why Things Aren’t Getting Worse

"Don't you think our culture so depraved and rushing toward total moral decay? Wasn't it...

December 06, 2011

Kinyarwanda: Forgiveness is Freedom

Guest Author: Andrew Himes is the author of the new book, ‘The Sword of the...

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 18, 2011

Wonderful, Frustrating, Incarnate: Reflections from a Catholic Convert (David Ozab)

I am excited to have a post here by David Ozab. He is a writer...

November 07, 2011

How NOT to Be A Jerk On Social Media (Trevor Lund)

Every year I host a negativity fast so you’d think I’d be one to have...

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...

November 02, 2011

It is Time for the American Christian Church to Surrender the Gay Marriage Fight, Apologize, and Share Love

This is a guest post by a good friend. Guest articles, although interesting, are the...

November 01, 2011

Re-Kindled Dreams, Fear, and Risk (Katie Hunt Sturm)

Last week, I looked briefly at the thought of moving from fear into faith (inspired...

October 2011

October 27, 2011

Fear, Faith, and the Leading of the Spirit (Katie Hunt Sturm)

Kurt posted a great reflection awhile back—If the Spirit Took the Lead—that really encouraged me...

October 18, 2011

Confining what was meant to go Viral (Jonathan Paran Aran)

Last month I went to the movies and watched "Contagion." in short it was a...

October 10, 2011

One Anglican’s Ode to Anabaptists… Sort of (Carson T Clark)

Carson T. Clark is one of my favorite blogger friends. He's smart, witty, and has...

October 05, 2011

The Lower and Upper Story (Author, Randy Frazee)

Two stories unfold with every story in the Bible – The Lower Story and the...

October 04, 2011

A Vision of Worship: Pete Rollins, Rob Bell, and Encountering the Divine (Mike Krause)

I've been a teaching pastor for close to 14 years, which means that for a...

October 03, 2011

Emerging From Fundamentalism (Andrew Himes)

Last Thursday marked the 77th anniversary of the founding of the Sword of the Lord...

September 2011

September 30, 2011

Hell on Earth and the Kingdom of God (Greg Dill)

Naked Roma boy rummaging through trash heap. In 2008 I had the opportunity to...

September 29, 2011

“Everything is MEANINGLESS!” Interview with Pete Enns on Ecclesiastes (3 of 3)

Below is an interview between myself and OT Scholar Pete Enns. He is one of...