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August 2018

August 27, 2018

What is the Kingdom of God? (with Frank Viola)

In sum, the kingdom of God includes the King (the ruler), God’s reign (rulership), and...

July 2018

July 25, 2018

10 Years Ago, I Embraced Nonviolence & Anabaptism

In the past month or so, I've been interviewed on two different podcasts. Bros, Bible's,...

December 2017

December 11, 2017

Jesus’ Radical Kingdom Reformation within Judaism (and some stuff about The Reformation)

ust like Luther, and the later reformers 500 years ago, the message of Jesus upset...

October 2017

October 02, 2017

Value All Human Life: From the Womb to the Tomb

To claim one values human life, such a claim must include all human life.

July 2017

July 31, 2017

Why Rapture Predictors Are Always Wrong (Revelation in a Nutshell)

You will never correctly predict something that isn't actually in the scriptures.

June 2017

June 08, 2017

Entering Jesus’ Kingdom of Shalom

Recently, I've spent some time thinking about the kingdom of God. I continue to come back...

March 2015

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...

March 17, 2015

Politicized Christology in Christianized Politics: “Constantinianism” of “Right” and “Left”

This is a guest post to get us thinking about political discourse as Christians. Thanks...

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...

December 2014

December 18, 2014

Why Christians Should Care About Hebron in the West Bank

Hebron. It is the city where one building, separated by bulletproof glass, is both a...

December 02, 2014

FREE: Missio Alliance Anabaptism Conference Talks

Hey friends. You may remember that I spoke at a conference a couple months back....

November 2014

November 18, 2014

10 Podcasts on the Book of Revelation and Empire

Revelation is a book of hope. Revelation is a book of sacrifice. Revelation is a...

November 03, 2014

The End of Sacrifice: The Eucharist as Christ’s Nonviolent Presence

In this post, I want to explore the connection between Rene Girard's view of sacrifice...

August 2014

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...

July 2014

July 04, 2014

A Liturgy of Confession and Allegiance for July 4th

Litany of Confession & Allegiance [Source] One: Lamb of God, you take away the sins...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Christians and July 4th: Celebrate with Kingdom Lenses – Not Americanized Ones

For the past several years I have publicly discussed why I tend to avoid associating...

June 05, 2014

Resources for Shaping a *RaptureLess* Theology: Where to Start to Debunk Left Behind

With the new Left Behind movie coming out this Fall, I think it's fitting to...

June 04, 2014

Why the Rapture isn’t Biblical… And Why it Matters

I grew up in church culture. Most of what I recall from those early childhood...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

The Only Time Torture was Ever “Good” – water baptisms and state-sanctioned brutality

Sarah Palin's recent comments comparing waterboarding to the baptism of terrorists is creating quite a...

April 28, 2014

Cracks in God’s Beautiful World: social justice as an act of spiritual warfare

[This article originally appeared in Prism Magazine (Vol. 19., No. 5 - Sept/Oct 2012). I...

February 2014

February 13, 2014

The Global Immersion Project – everyday peacemakers. global conflict. #IsraelPalestine

Kurt's Introduction: Some of you may already know, I'm currently preparing for a trip to...

December 2013

December 18, 2013

Baby Jesus meek and mild, overthrew an empire – Wild!

*A version of this article was originally posted on Dec 20, 2010 Baby Jesus Meek...

December 16, 2013

Defining Sin in a Better Way: Shalom Disrupted

In this post, I want to briefly look at the issue of "sin." It's a...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

A doom-and-gloom board game trumps the good news of Christ’s return

[Kurt's Note: This is a slightly revised version of blog post I wrote a few...

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...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

If Jesus is a pansy, I want to be one too – Reflections on Christlikeness

Recently a pastor wrote an article about why God is not a pacifist. Not only...

September 2013

September 05, 2013

A Pacifist View of Syria that You Might not Expect

I really appreciate Greg Boyd's clarity and wisdom on the issue of Syria. Here's an...

August 2013

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...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

N.T. Wright gets asked: “What is the gospel?”

Check out another great interview with N.T. Wright: INTERVIEW WITH NT WRIGHT from Evangelical Alliance...

June 05, 2013

Markers of a church planting movement #2: Missional

This is the second post in a series exploring the broad vision for our church...