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2012-04-28T13:24:31-07:00

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A Silence of Mockingbirds (Child Abuse Prevention Month)

Last updated on: April 28, 2012 at 1:24 pm By Kurt Willems

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Over 3 million children estimated to have suffered from this in the last year. Nearly 2,000 of them died, murdered, neglected. The US leads the industrialized world in child abuse. My friend Karen Spears Zacharias has a new book called: A Silence of Mockingbirds. The book reports on the investigation of a young girl’s murder in Oregon, shows why child abuse continues to slip through the cracks in our country, and how a... Read more

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2012-04-28T13:29:50-07:00

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The Downfall of Solomon (in less than 300 words)

Last updated on: April 28, 2012 at 1:29 pm By Kurt Willems

In 1 Kings 1-11, 21 we get a sweeping story of the downfall of Israel. Israel chose to go after other gods and the things of Egypt. A key passage in this narrative dealing Solomon is the visit from the Queen of Sheba who says: …he made you king to maintain justice and righteousness. 1 Kings 10.9 Solomon was called to justice and righteousness and failed at both. First, lets look at justice. …the account of the forced labor king... Read more

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2012-04-27T10:10:23-07:00

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Michael Frost – Adopt a Posture of Listening

Last updated on: April 27, 2012 at 10:10 am By Kurt Willems

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2012-04-26T17:46:14-07:00

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I AM Sorry: An Apology to Gays, Atheists and More… Spoken Word Video!

Last updated on: April 26, 2012 at 5:46 pm By Kurt Willems

WHAT DO YOU THINK? I LIKED THIS… I AM Sorry: An Apology to Gays, Atheists and More… Spoken Word I am sorry, I apologize not for who I am, a Christian but the lies carried out under the guise of my Savior Jesus Christ We have all been hurt we’ve all been offended at one time or another by some religious folks, with good intentions (more…) Read more

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2012-04-24T21:25:58-07:00

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Burn-them-all vs. Universalism: A false choice

Last updated on: April 24, 2012 at 9:25 pm By Kurt Willems

Kurt’s Note: My friend Dan Martin who blogs over at Nailing it to the Door, submitted this guest post on the false dichotomy people set up for understanding Hell. I agree with his basic premise and have outlined my view in the series “Hell Yes. Hell No! Or Who the Hell Cares?.” ————————————————————————————————————————————————- A common phenomenon within theological, political, and other discussions that get us worked up, is that someone frames a question as “either-or” and then others jump onto... Read more

2012-04-23T21:26:26-07:00

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Living Beyond Limbo – Turning “Eventuallys” into “Events”

Last updated on: April 23, 2012 at 9:26 pm By Kurt Willems

In less than two weeks I will be a seminary graduate. After five long and exhausting years, I will have a Masters of Divinity degree. It was a great experience, but now what? That might be the most significant question of all. My wife and I are planning to lead a team into the Northwest for a church-planting project. But this will not happen until late summer of 2013. And, well, it’s not even the beginning of summer for 2012.... Read more

2012-04-23T07:28:58-07:00

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Greg Boyd: Please, Jesus, Protect Me From Your Followers

Last updated on: April 23, 2012 at 7:28 am By Kurt Willems

What do you think? What are areas Christians need to move forward into looking more like Jesus in the world? Read more

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2012-04-23T08:09:05-07:00

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Hell Yes. Hell No! Or Who the Hell Cares? (7 – My View: Purgatorial Conditionalism)

Last updated on: April 23, 2012 at 8:09 am By Kurt Willems

The following is part of a series on Hell, partially as a response to the Love Wins controversy. To catch up, go here. As I stated in the first post, this section will be mostly based on Sharon Baker’s Razing Hell. ———————- As I’ve already stated, for some time the traditional view of hell contradicts the overall biblical witness. I resonate with Sharon Baker’s perspective in many ways, however with some nuances. I want to briefly describe two distinctions that... Read more

(Series) Hell Yes. Hell No! Who Cares?

2012-04-22T09:10:18-07:00

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10 Things We’ve Learned About the Earth Since Last Earth Day

Last updated on: April 22, 2012 at 9:10 am By Kurt Willems

FROM SMITHSONIAN.COM’S SURPRISING SCIENCE: Sunday is the 42nd celebration of Earth Day, which was started in 1970 by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson to help educate people about environmental issues and demonstrate public support for a conservationist agenda. With that in mind, we decided it was the right time to recap the most surprising, awe-inspiring and alarming things that we have learned about the Earth and the environment since last year’s holiday: 1. Undiscovered species are still out there: Countless discoveries... Read more

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2012-04-21T19:22:48-07:00

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Tavis Smiley & Cornel West on Colbert Report – “The Rich and the Rest of Us”

Last updated on: April 21, 2012 at 7:22 pm By Kurt Willems

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