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2013-09-12T08:33:30-07:00

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Jesus, domestic abuse, and exaggerating about divorce

Last updated on: September 12, 2013 at 8:33 am By Kurt Willems

Growing up, I was similarly taught as Suzanne Burden points out: “No one should divorce, ever, unless their spouse cheats on them; then they can get divorced and remarried.” The problem, of course, is that this sort of teaching leads to Christian women enduring violence – being “Battered into Submission.” Many pastors have gone to the extreme of teaching that an abused spouse need only to “work stuff out” and ought to do a better job of “submitting.” This is... Read more

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2013-09-11T11:27:50-07:00

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When God speaks, I listen… So why don’t you?

Last updated on: September 11, 2013 at 11:27 am By Kurt Willems

Hearing God. One of the great dillemas of the Christian life. Can we actually “hear God” and if so, what does that mean? Some believe, for instance that God only speaks through the Bible. In some extreme cases, this leads to a subtle form of bibliolotry (worship of the Bible instead of the God therewithin). But if we take the Bible on its own terms, it seems as though the Book itself counteracts this claim consistantly. Others believe that God... Read more

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2013-09-04T23:58:17-07:00

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A Pacifist View of Syria that You Might not Expect

Last updated on: September 4, 2013 at 11:58 pm By Kurt Willems

I really appreciate Greg Boyd’s clarity and wisdom on the issue of Syria. Here’s an excerpt from a recent blogpost: The first thing I’ll say is that I don’t believe that being a kingdom pacifist (viz. on who swears off violence out of obedience to Jesus) means that one must embrace the conviction that governments are supposed to embrace pacifism. Many people assume this, and I’ve found that the implausibility of this position is one of the main reasons some... Read more

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2013-09-03T12:09:24-07:00

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Jesus the Celebrity?

Last updated on: September 3, 2013 at 12:09 pm By Kurt Willems

My friend Mark Moore has lots of good things to say about following Jesus. Consider this excerpt an go and check out his full article & blog: Suppose I answer my phone today and there is a woman’s voice on the other end of the line and she says, “Mark,” I am absolutely 100% positive that I will correctly recognize the voice if it is my wife calling. If, on the other hand, Tom Cruise calls me and simply says,... Read more

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2013-09-02T00:09:07-07:00

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Shane Claiborne Discusses the Sermon on the Mount

Last updated on: September 2, 2013 at 12:09 am By Kurt Willems

I may have shared this in the past, but it is an insightful look at the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus’ teachings in general… Read more

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2013-08-28T16:00:52-07:00

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

Last updated on: August 28, 2013 at 4:00 pm By Kurt Willems

A Word About a Revolutionary Network Meeting There is a growing movement of pastors, church planters, and churches around the globe who have become convinced that the center of the Gospel is a Jesus-looking God who calls his people to partner with him to advance a Jesus-looking kingdom. They sense that God is pouring out “new kingdom wine” that is bursting apart the tired old wineskins of Christendom. They sense we are at the cusp of a rising kingdom revolution... Read more

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2013-08-18T21:56:12-07:00

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Biblical Basis for Women’s Service in the Church by N.T. Wright

Last updated on: August 18, 2013 at 9:56 pm By Kurt Willems

I have shared the content of this video before as an introduction into why I believe that women and men can serve together in every role within the church (in the form of the full written paper). My conviction (and that of my denomination – Brethren in Christ), is that women ought to be invited (in so far that the Spirit draws them) to be pastors, leaders, teachers, bishops, etc… without distinction. Here’s N.T. Wright’s excellent paper via video: For... Read more

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2013-08-16T08:59:02-07:00

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

Last updated on: August 16, 2013 at 8:59 am By Kurt Willems

Preston Sprinkle, co-author of Erasing Hell (with Francis Chan), has written a book that ought to be exciting the progressive end of the evangelical world – Fight: A Christian Case for Nonviolence. Many of us, Anabaptist and otherwise, are strongly convinced that nonviolence is central to the gospel of Jesus. For conservative Christians, this is a provocative book that is written by an insider. Preston makes this clear: (more…) Read more

2013-08-14T16:11:57-07:00

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An intro to Anabaptist history w/ Bruxy Cavey and Mike Krause

Last updated on: August 14, 2013 at 4:11 pm By Kurt Willems

This is amazing. I love both these brothas! Read more

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Anabaptism

2013-08-13T09:27:39-07:00

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Stop Turning “Devotions” into Dogma: reflections on how we read the bible

Last updated on: August 13, 2013 at 9:27 am By Kurt Willems

As a high school student, after a dramatic turn-around toward the end of my sophomore year, I began to engage with God through devotional readings (or “quiet times”). Such was encouraged by mentors and camp speakers as a way through which to grow in Christ. The ebb and flow of my devotional journey yielded significant moments with God, while other times legalism crept in. Many folks in my life would tell of similar experiences. One of my favorite times with... Read more

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