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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...

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,...

May 2018

May 15, 2018

Does God plan everything that happens? (4 Views)

A couple of weeks ago, I introduced you to my friend Bonnie Kristian. She is...

April 2018

April 26, 2018

What happens to people who never hear about Jesus? (4 Views)

Is it fair for God to treat people who have honestly never heard this stuff...

January 2018

January 29, 2018

Decluttering Jesus: Refusing to Give Shame the Last Word

As a pastor, I encounter wonderful people on a regular basis. Many of these folks,...

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...

June 2017

June 28, 2017

The “Christian” Politics of Stone Throwing

One of the challenges in any era is what to do when there is a...

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...

December 2016

December 30, 2016

My Favorite Academic but Accessible Books on St. Paul

In this post, I continue a bit of a series on books I recommend on...

October 2015

October 20, 2015

Giving Up on Nonviolence: For Those Who Want to Believe Peace is Possible

The more I watch the news, scroll through my Twitter and Facebook feeds, and listen...

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...

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...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Why Was Early Christianity So Diverse? – “Orthodoxy,” “Gnosticism” & Mexican Food

Getting along is hard to do. People divide. That’s a fact of human nature. Division...

August 2014

August 18, 2014

Can You Lose Your Salvation? Competing Views from Mark Driscoll & Greg Boyd

In the past several weeks, much controversy has arisen over Mark Driscoll and the church...

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...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

When Violence Hits Home: “sparing the rod,” spanking, & peaceful parenting

[Kurt's Editor Note: The following article, written by Rachel Boldwyn, reflects my general approach to...

February 10, 2014

The Beautiful Risk of Calling God our “Father” – reflections from a young dad

Lately I’ve reflected on the way we use language to describe God. Naming God as...

December 2013

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...

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 16, 2013

First Nations Version of the Bible: Check this out!

Check out this new translation that is being put together to reach out to native...

May 2013

May 13, 2013

Revelation 17: The Whore, The Empire, and A Tale of Two Cities [observations and sermon download]

If you follow this blog regularly (and my Facebook and Twitter feeds), you probably...

April 2013

April 01, 2013

America’s Unforgivable Youth: What Lupe Fiasco can Teach the Church

Growing up, I developed a love for rap music. Yep. Many of you are shocked....

March 2013

March 19, 2013

Is preaching nonviolence bad for evangelism?

Many in the evangelical realm, especially pastors and lay leaders committed to church growth, believe...

February 2013

February 19, 2013

DJesus UnCrossed SNL Skit and the Violence of American Christianity

Warning, the following video has violent and bloody imagery. If this offends you, do not...

February 11, 2013

When “Top Gun” becomes a pacifist

In 1986 when I was a senior in high school, a new movie was released...

January 2013

January 24, 2013

Following Jesus: The Best Gun Control Ever!

The Central Valley of California is similar to most of rural America. It’s an area...

January 14, 2013

How I Became a Universalist (a guest post)

[Editor's Note (Kurt Willems): If you read this blog with any regularity, you know that...

December 2012

December 20, 2012

Mayan Weather Forcast for the End of the World!

A student from my English class sent this image to me! Look out for fire...

December 19, 2012

Your god of Hatred is an Idol – Processing the Legitimate Grief of Sandy Hook with Love

I had a meeting last Friday morning, so all I knew was that a shooting...

December 05, 2012

5 Resources on Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible

The question of divorce and remarriage is a sad reality that the church must face....