• 4 Minute Read In sum, the kingdom of God includes the King (the ruler), God’s reign (rulership), and the people ruled (realm). Again, the kingdom is the manifestation of God’s ruling presence.
Sunday is Not the Main Event: A Practice-Based Christianity (Aaron Niequist)
• 7 Minute Read Kurt: Today I’m excited to share with you an excerpt from my friend Aaron Niequist’s brand new book: The Eternal Current: How a Practice-Based Faith Can Save Us from Drowning. I’ve been waiting a long time to get a copy in my hands. And let me tell you: this book will …
10 Years Ago, I Embraced Nonviolence & Anabaptism
• 4 Minute Read In the past month or so, I’ve been interviewed on two different podcasts. Bros, Bible’s, & Beer: This was fun. Three great guys who talk about faith from three different angles. One is closer to where I’d be at when it comes to theology. Another is more in the conservative-evangelical …
Romans 13 Doesn’t Give Government an Ethical Blank Check
• 6 Minute Read Kurt Note: I wrote this originally as an FB post. It got long. Here it is in its original form (so it is a tad raw): Romans 13 cannot and must not be used to give government structures a blank ethical check. I have much to say, but lets start …
The Gospel is about a Person, not a Prayer (by Rachel Held Evans)
• 7 Minute Read Today, you get to hear from my friend Rachel. I first met Rachel Held Evans on the interwebs back around 2010, when only my grandma read my first blog. We then got the chance to hang out at a conference in SD the following year and have followed along with each other’s …
Talking to Kids about God & the Spirit (and Learning from Them Too)
• 5 Minute Read I hope you are doing well. These past couple of weeks have been full. I’ve been part of a spiritual formation retreat for leaders and I’ve been pluggin’ away at school work. (If all goes to plan, I graduate from my MA program in June!). Although May feels busy, I …
What happens to people who never hear about Jesus? (4 Views)
• 7 Minute Read Is it fair for God to treat people who have honestly never heard this stuff the same way he treats people who knowingly reject him? Is ignorance as bad as an intentional embrace of evil? Christians have historically answered these questions three ways, positing theories that are today called exclusivism, inclusivism, and postmortem evangelism.
Cosmic Signs Don’t Signal a Rapture (Another Prediction by David Meade)
• 5 Minute Read I thought you might want to know that the rapture is set to occur on April 23rd. According to Christian Numerologist David Meade, we all need to be ready. <<<By the way, this reflection is based on podcast episode #4 from, Rapture Drill: Reframing Revelation, the End Times, & Our Weird …
Rapture Drill: Cosmic Signs Don’t Signal a Rapture (Unless People Disappear Next Week) | S1 E4 (EP-4)
• 1 Minute Read That one time David Meade predicted the rapture and the end of the world. Subscribe via iTunes or Google Season 1, Episode 4 (Spring Season, 2018) In this episode, Kurt Willems talks about a self-proclaimed “Christian Numerologist” and multi-failed rapture predictor, David Meade. The conspiracy theories continue to abound, especially when it comes …
Love is the Only Way: Why I Loved the New Paul Movie (And I’m Not into “Christian Movies,” Typically)
• 6 Minute Read My Interview with writer and director, Andrew Hyatt, of Paul, Apostle of Christ: //html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6433141/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/000000/ Subscribe via iTunes or Google This past weekend was full. Perhaps it was for you too. Before I tell you about my experience with the Paul movie, it is worth mentioning the most meaningful weekend of the Church calendar. …