• 3 Minute Read Hello friends! Today we get to hear from my friend Brian Zahnd. He’s been a huge influence over the years and I was honored to have him as the “Afterword” for Echoing Hope: How the Humanity of Jesus Redeems our Pain. “Does God hurt with us?” This is a deeply …
Scot McKnight on Toxic Churches and Goodness Cultures [EP-110]
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Scot McKnight joins Kurt Willems to discuss a book he co-authored with his daughter, Laura Barringer, called: A Church Called Tov – Forming a Goodness Culture that Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. This book comes as a response to the abuses that came to light about Willow …
Every Book by Brian Zahnd Ever … During a Pandemic [EP-109]
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher You should read Brian Zahnd’s books. All of them. Kurt chats with Brian Zahnd about every single book he has written to date … and the new book he’s “secretly” working on. They talk about pandemics, race, and politics through each of his books. Check out BZ at BrianZand.com. …
Love Matters More than “Truth” with Jared Byas [EP-108]
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Kurt chats with Jared Byas about his new book, Love Matters More. Love, not “truth” is what matters as we seek to follow Jesus, Jared persuasively argues. Listen along! Get the book here: https://amzn.to/3duPU5D GIVE THE SHOW SOME LOVE 1) If you would be so kind to hop on …
Jesus Politics #4 – “Pulling a Judas” with the Devil [EP-107]
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. Each teaching is followed up by a conversation between Kurt and Tony Scarcello. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and ‘end times,’ citizenship, …
Jesus Politics #3 – Dominion Done Badly [EP-106]
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. Each teaching is followed up by a conversation between Kurt and Tony Scarcello. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and ‘end times,’ citizenship, …
Jesus Politics #2 – You Might Be a Christian Nationalist If [EP-105]
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. Each teaching is followed up by a conversation between Kurt and Tony Scarcello. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and ‘end times,’ citizenship, …
Jesus Politics #1 – Allegiance [EP-104]
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. Each teaching is followed up by a conversation between Kurt and Tony Scarcello. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and ‘end times,’ citizenship, …
Deconstruct and Regenerate w/ Tony Scarcello [EP-101]
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google Tony Scarcello shares about his new book, Regenerate: Following Jesus after Deconstruction. Kurt Willems wrote the forward, so this is a personal episode you won’t want to miss! Kurt said the following about this book: “In Regenerate, you not only get Tony’s tragically hope-filled story, but …
Racial Justice as Kingdom Witness with Drew Hart [EP-99]
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google Prof. Drew Hart comes on the show to talk with Kurt about his latest book, Who Will be a Witness? – Igniting Activism for God’s Justice, Love, and Deliverance. Racial justice is Kingdom of God work and part of our witness as followers of Jesus. Drew …
The Trinity with Steve Dancause [EP-98]
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google Steve Dancause, author of What is the Trinity and Why does it Matter?, joins Kurt to talk about all things pertaining to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 3 in 1? and so much more! GIVE THE SHOW SOME LOVE 1) If you would be so …
Kingdom Politics with Lee Camp [EP-97]
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google Lee Camp discusses the political season and what it means to follow Jesus as representatives of his kingdom. His latest book is Scandalous Witness: A Little Political Manifesto for Christians. GIVE THE SHOW SOME LOVE 1) If you would be so kind to hop on …
Banning Liebscher: Jesus Culture, Charismatic Faith, & Three-Mile Walk [EP-96]
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google Banning Liebscher invites Christians to not sit on the sidelines when God has called them to change the world. Kurt Willems and Banning discuss Jesus Culture, charismatic Christianity, church planting, church unity, and his new book, The Three-Mile Walk, which is available on Amazon at: …
Jay Kim: Analog vs. Digital Church (and pandemics) [EP-89]
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes or Google Jay Kim, pastor and author, chats with Kurt Willems about his book, Analog Church: Why We Need Real People, Places, and Things in the Digital Age. Jay’s book looks at the importance of incarnation and human to human engagement in church communities. He then, after the first interview …
Remember. Remember. Remember. (How God’s Ongoing Story Roots Ministry & Life)
• 3 Minute Read I’ve lived most my life in the Silicon Valley, a place many consider the epicenter of innovation in the technology age. My uncle worked for IBM when I was a kid. I remember his dark blue coffee mug with that simple and emphatic logo. At the time, IBM was the …