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Jeff Goins interviewed me for one of his books about a person’s calling. Here’s my full answer to Jeff’s question. Jeff Goins: What’s one surprising lesson you’ve learned about finding your calling? Frank Viola: In my case, three elements went into discovering my calling. (1) The inward knowing of God’s call. This is something I couldn’t get away from. I simply “knew” that I was called to the work I’m presently engaged in. And that “knowing” is always there. (2)... Read more

Frank’s signature book – INSURGENCE: Reclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom – is on discount. This article was written by Frank Viola and Greg Boyd. It also appears in Frank’s book, ReGrace: What the Shocking Beliefs of the Great Christians Can Teach Us Today. Read This Before You Drop the H-Bomb (“Heretic”) on a Fellow Christian “Heretic.” It’s a favorite word that many Christians have no problem dropping on the heads of their fellow sisters and brothers. In common parlance,... Read more

I “get” why many Christians believe conspiracy theories and rumors about celebrities, even though they should always be skeptical about both. What I don’t get at all is how so many Christians will accept an accusation against another believer or sister that they hear from a Facebook friend when they could easily to go the person being accused online and ask if the accusation is true or not. Unfortunately, “fake news” reported by some disgruntled “Christians” who hate others abounds... Read more

One of the best commentaries on the New Testament available is the New International Commentary on New Testament. The commentary is top-notch all the way, featuring some of the best scholars in recent times: F.F. Bruce Douglas J. Moo Gordon Fee Robert Mounce R.T. France Joel B. Green Paul Barrett I. Howard Marshall Leon Morris And others If you’re a serious student of the Bible, LOGOS Bible Software is a MUST. I use it regularly. The great thing is that... Read more

N.T. Wright is someone who is highly respected in Christian academic circles across the board. Interestingly, he’s also highly respected among progressive Christians who lean toward the left (sometimes leaning hard) on both social and theological issues. I enjoyed spending several hours with Wright in conversation on our way to and back from a conference wherein we spoke together. We talked about many topics, including the Pauline authorship of Ephesians and the South Galatian theory (re: Galatians), which were particular... Read more

I’m happy to announce that we have resumed THE INSURGENCE PODCAST after hitting pause on it for 6 months. Today’s episode also marks a new direction. Listen to the new show – Episode #76 – in your favorite podcast app or on YouTube. And don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t already.   Read more

Today, I want to talk about this business of having a “personal Savior” and a “personal relationship” with the Lord. Actually, I’ve already spoken on this subject. Here it is. As stated previously, the sinner’s prayer eventually replaced the biblical role of water baptism. Though it is touted as gospel today, this prayer developed only recently. D. L. Moody was the first to employ it. Moody used this “model” of prayer when training his evangelistic coworkers. But it did not reach popular usage until the... Read more

Check out the website called ExPastors.org. I recommend it for anyone who has left the pastorate or who is questioning it. Read more

So I’ve been reading reviews of the new film Left Behind. I’m surprised that Nicky Cage agreed to star in it. The reviews are beyond horrible. A 3% by critics on Rotten Tomatoes as of this writing. Words like “horrible” . . . “awful” . . . “laughable” (not in a good way) . . . and “this movie does no favors for Christians.” Beyond the horrible script — according to most movie critics (what’s new, it’s a “Christian” movie,... Read more