• 3 Minute Read Hi Friends! First, thank you to all of you who have prayed for or supported me as I have recovered from spinal fusion surgery. It hasn’t been easy. I’ve had some complications that have slowed me down, but I’m definitely making progress. Things have been crazy….. I found out I …
4 Clichés about Suffering Christians Need to Stop Saying
• 7 Minute Read I recently released a book where I look at the topic of pain, joy, and Jesus. Writing Echoing Hope: How the Humanity of Jesus Redeems our Pain pushed me to reflect on the nature of suffering and how our narratives about God can sometimes create more harm than good. I’m …
Enneagram & 40 Days on Being a 3 with Sean Palmer [EP-129]
• < 1 Minute Read SUBSCRIBE VIA ITUNES | SPOTIFY | GOOGLE | STITCHER | AUDIBLE In this conversation, Kurt chats with Sean Palmer about his book, Forty Days on Being a 3. It is a series of formation books based on the numbering system of the Enneagram. He discusses the Enneagram as a whole and his particular number, enneagram 3. GIVE THE …
Brian Zahnd: “Divine Love has the Final Say”
• 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: “I Grew Up Without Jesus the Person”
• 3 Minute Read Hello friends, Today I want to share Scot McKnight’s words from the forward of my book Echoing Hope: How the Humanity of Jesus Redeems our Pain. Not only was it an honor to have Scot write a foreword for me, but it reads like a good newsletter/blog post. So, here …
Might From the Margins with Dennis Edwards [EP-126]
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Audible In this episode, Kurt Willems sits down with Dr. Dennis Edwards (associate professor of New Testament, North Park) to discuss his book, Might From the Margins: The Gospel’s Power to Turn the Tables on Injustice. GIVE THE SHOW SOME LOVE 1) If you would be so kind …
Why Do We Suffer & Where’s God? (Valerie Rempel)[EP-125]
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Audible In this episode, Kurt Willems chats with his former professor, Valerie Rempel to discuss her new book, Why Do We Suffer and Where is God When We Do?. The problem of suffering and evil, sadly, are quite timely. She offers wisdom in this episode. GIVE THE …
All of the N.T. Wright Interviews … So Far
• < 1 Minute Read Here’s a quick landing page where you can find my past interviews with N.T. Wright. Check out my new book! Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher
The Bible (Series Archive)
• < 1 Minute Read Here’s an archive of every episode / article so far: A Movement, Not a Book Why the Bible? Not a Book Club ‘Til Death Movement Continues Church Gets a Sword … and a Bible
Rich Villodas: The Deeply Formed Life [EP-123]
• < 1 Minute Read Check out my new book! Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Rich Villodas joins the show to discuss his new book, The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus. This is one of Kurt’s favorite books this year and this conversation doesn’t disappoint! Get the book, here: https://amzn.to/37oFFxc GIVE …
Bruxy Cavey: End of Religion [EP-122]
• < 1 Minute Read Check out my new book! Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Bruxy Cavey chats with Kurt Willems about the re-release of his book, The End of Religion. They talk about how this book is really a whole new book and say some words about what we talk about when we talk about “religion.” Get …
Ben Higgins: Alone in Plain Sight (from, The Bachelor) [EP-121]
• < 1 Minute Read Check out my new book! Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Ben Higgins and Kurt Willems chat about his journey on and beyond ABC’s The Bachelor. They discuss themes of his new book, Alone in Plain Sight: Searching for Connection When You’re Seen but Not Known. This powerful and helpful book is available …
Daniel Hill: Exposing and Resisting Racial Systems [EP-120]
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Daniel Hill chats with Kurt Willems about his latest book, White Lies: Nine Ways to Expose and Resist the Racial Systems That Divide Us. During a year that did some exposing of racial systems, this book offers wisdom and practical steps to step into the needed work of racial …
Shane Claiborne: Jesus for President 2020 [EP-119]
• < 1 Minute Read Check out my new book! Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Shane Claiborne chats with Kurt Willems about a bit of his story and his work as an author, speaker, activist, and overall human. They chat about the election, and the ongoing work of Jesus-followers no matter the outcome. They also wrestle with the …
N.T. Wright: Christianity Makes Sense of the World [EP-118]
• < 1 Minute Read Check out my new book! Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher In this episode of Theology Curator podcast, Kurt Willems interviews N.T. Wright about his latest book, Broken Signposts: How Christianity Makes Sense of the World. Order Broken Signposts, here: https://amzn.to/3eLMSdK This episode is available as a video as well… GIVE THE SHOW SOME …