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    Echoing Hope with Kurt Willems

    This show is an invitation to build bridges between the first century world of the earliest Christ-followers into the twenty-first century reality we now inhabit. The Jesus we excavate from the rubble of tradition might just surprise us all.
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    Episodes (134)

    Jonathan Puddle: You are Enough [EP-133]

    Jonathan Puddle: You are Enough [EP-133]

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    Echoing Hope: How the Humanity of Jesus Redeems our Pain is available right now. It is a manifesto about how the life of Jesus offers hope as it intersects with the real pain of the world and in our lives. Email Kurt feedback as well!

    In this episode, Kurt discusses spiritual formation and the love of God with Jonathan Puddle. This was personally a powerful experience. I felt the touch of the Spirit at several moments of our conversation. Get Jonathan's book, You Are Enough: Learning to Love Yourself the Way God Loves You!

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    Spiritual Formation and Death with Christiana Peterson

    Spiritual Formation and Death with Christiana Peterson

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    Echoing Hope: How the Humanity of Jesus Redeems our Pain is available right now. It is a manifesto about how the life of Jesus offers hope as it intersects with the real pain of the world and in our lives. Email Kurt feedback as well!

    In this episode, Kurt discusses death and formation with Christiana Peterson. She is the author of Awakened by Death: Life Giving Lessons from the Mystics.

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    Favorite Spiritual Formation Bible! - The Abide Bible with Phil Collins

    Favorite Spiritual Formation Bible! - The Abide Bible with Phil Collins

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    Echoing Hope: How the Humanity of Jesus Redeems our Pain is available right now. It is a manifesto about how the life of Jesus offers hope as it intersects with the real pain of the world and in our lives. Email Kurt feedback as well!

    In this episode, Kurt chats with Phil Collins, the director of Taylor University's Center for Scripture Engagement and the editor of the Abide Bible.

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    Jesus' Humanity: Hope for our Hurts [EP-130]

    Jesus' Humanity: Hope for our Hurts [EP-130]

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    Echoing Hope: How the Humanity of Jesus Redeems our Pain launched into the world today. In this episode, Kurt reflects on the big ideas of the book and offers a few brief audio samples from the book.

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    Enneagram & 40 Days on Being a 3 with Sean Palmer [EP-129]

    Enneagram & 40 Days on Being a 3 with Sean Palmer [EP-129]

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    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.

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    Becoming a Radiant Church with Tara Beth Leach [EP-128]

    Becoming a Radiant Church with Tara Beth Leach [EP-128]

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    Kurt Willems has a conversation with Tara Beth Leach about her important new book, Radiant Church: Restoring the Credibility of Our Witness. Here's what Kurt said in his endorsement:

    "No doubt about it, Christianity has a bad reputation problem in the USA. But that is not how it is supposed to be. The Scriptures offer us a vocation: to be people who bear the loving light of God. In Radiant Church, Tara Beth Leach does something radical: she looks to Jesus first, the light of the world in human flesh. Jesus calls us to know him and live like him in such a way that radical love should be what we are known for, not bigotry, hypocrisy, patriarchy, polarization, racism, political ideology, or any other negatively loaded label. Rather than watering down the Bible to make Christianity more palatable for our culture, she invites us to drink deeply of its story, to become people known for radiating God's beauty and goodness to our world. Read this prophetic book, and let's take up the abundant resources of Jesus together so we can put his vision of a Radiant Church on full display."

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    The Sacred Overlap with J.R. Briggs [EP-127]

    The Sacred Overlap with J.R. Briggs [EP-127]

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    Kurt Willems sits down with pastor and author J.R. Briggs about his book The Sacred Overlap.

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    Might From the Margins with Dennis Edwards [EP-126]

    Might From the Margins with Dennis Edwards [EP-126]

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    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.

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    Why Do We Suffer & Where's God? (Valerie Rempel)[EP-125]

    Why Do We Suffer & Where's God? (Valerie Rempel)[EP-125]

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    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.

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    Book of Revelation part 3 (Jesus Politics #11)

    Book of Revelation part 3 (Jesus Politics #11)

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    Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and 'end times,' citizenship, creation care, war, and much more.

    This episode is part of a mini-series on major themes in Revelation as they pertain to politics today!

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    Rich Villodas: The Deeply Formed Life [EP-123]

    Rich Villodas: The Deeply Formed Life [EP-123]

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    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 

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    Bruxy Cavey: End of Religion [EP-122]

    Bruxy Cavey: End of Religion [EP-122]

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    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 the book here: https://amzn.to/38XieNQ 

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    Ben Higgins: Alone in Plain Sight (from, The Bachelor) [EP-121]

    Ben Higgins: Alone in Plain Sight (from, The Bachelor) [EP-121]

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    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 here: https://amzn.to/2ULj8oh 

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    Daniel Hill: Exposing and Resisting Racial Systems [EP-120]

    Daniel Hill: Exposing and Resisting Racial Systems [EP-120]

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    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 justice and reconciliation. 

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    Shane Claiborne: Jesus for President 2020 [EP-119]

    Shane Claiborne: Jesus for President 2020 [EP-119]

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    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 role of voting and if we should endorse candidates or not.

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    N.T. Wright: Christianity Makes Sense of the World [EP-118]

    N.T. Wright: Christianity Makes Sense of the World [EP-118]

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    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

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    Keep the Faith Beyond Trump (Panel Discussion) [EP-117]

    Keep the Faith Beyond Trump (Panel Discussion) [EP-117]

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    Kurt Willems chats with Jonathan Walton, Suzie Lahoud, and Sy Hoekstra about the election and following Jesus during the age of Trump and beyond. They are the editors of a new book: Keeping the Faith - Reflections on Politics and Christianity in the Era of Trump and Beyond. Check out: Keepingthefaithbook.com

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    Jesus Politics #10 - Book of Revelation, 2 [EP-116]

    Jesus Politics #10 - Book of Revelation, 2 [EP-116]

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    Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and 'end times,' citizenship, creation care, war, and much more.

    This episode is part of a mini-series on major themes in Revelation as they pertain to politics today!

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    Jesus Politics #9 - Book of Revelation, 1 [EP-115]

    Jesus Politics #9 - Book of Revelation, 1 [EP-115]

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    Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and 'end times,' citizenship, creation care, war, and much more.

    This episode begins a mini-series on major themes in Revelation as they pertain to politics today!

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    Jesus Politics #8 - Citizenship, part 2 [EP-114]

    Jesus Politics #8 - Citizenship, part 2 [EP-114]

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    Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and 'end times,' citizenship, creation care, war, and much more.

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