• 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 …
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 …
Protestants Don’t Know What to Do with Mary
• 6 Minute Read Mary. There’s something about her, so they say. Protestants haven’t known what to do with her. I’ve seen two basic trends. 1) Protestants who ignore Mary’s subversive joy. 2) Protestants who run from Mary’s miracle. Both of these trends are troubling. Many “traditionalists” ignore Mary (for the most part) because of …
James: So Close to Jesus that his Language Changed (an insight from Scot Mcknight)
• 5 Minute Read One of the highlights of my past couple of months was heading out to my denomination’s (BIC) bi-annual General Assembly. There were several significant moments that stand out from that gathering. However, I want to share one of them with you. But before I do, I wanted to let you …
Scot McKnight on Slavery and Philemon | S1 E2 (EP-60)
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes or Google Season 1, Episode 2 (Spring Season, 2018) Scot McKnight comes back to the podcast to discuss his new commentary on Philemon. Also, hit up a free book giveaway: Every Book By NT Wright, Ever! GIVE THE SHOW SOME LOVE 1) If you would be so kind to hop …
Reading Paul Against Empire: Guidelines (EP-53)
• < 1 Minute Read Subscribe via iTunes or Google In this episode, Kurt talks about empire criticism. Some scholars are skeptics. Others are over-sold. So, how do we engage Paul and empire in a way Paul would recognize? This episode offers 4 guiding principles for discerning imperial echoes in Paul’s letters. GIVE THE SHOW SOME LOVE …
Podcast: Paul and Women #1 – Intro & Junia (EP-37)
• < 1 Minute Read This series explores Paul’s vision for how women fit into the announcement that Jesus is Lord. It argues that Paul was an egalitarian, believing that women should be included (without distinction) in leadership roles within the church and home. Paul did not believe that women were “the same” as …
Scot McKnight on Paul, Anabaptism and New Perspectives (EP-9)
• < 1 Minute Read In this episode, I interview Scot McKnight on his interests in Pauline studies.
(EPISODE 100!!!!!) The Bible #5: The Movement Continues [EP-100]
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