Every other day this month, I will be sharing excerpts from some of the chapters in my new book ReGrace: What the Shocking Beliefs of the Great Christians Can Teach Us Today. In November 2014, Rick Warren asked me to write a series of articles called “Shocking Beliefs of [the Great Theologians]” on my blog. The series had but one objective. To call for grace, civility, and tolerance among Christians when they disagree with one another over doctrinal issues. Since... Read more

Since it’s Saturday, we’ll do something on the lighter side. I happen to be 100% Italian. Here’s an old Italian joke that I like. My fellow Pizons will appreciate it.  — An old Italian man lived alone in upstate New York. He wanted to plant his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was hard. His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his... Read more

What follows is the Introduction to Frank Viola’s newest book – ReGrace: What the Shocking Beliefs of the Great Christians Can Teach Us Today. Scroll down to read the first five chapters for free. Back Cover Description The church is tired of seeing Christians act ungraciously toward one another when they disagree. Social media has added to the carnage. Christians routinely block each other on Facebook because of doctrinal disagreements. The world watches the blood-letting, and the Christian witness is... Read more

Back in 2009, I wrote a song based on a series of messages I delivered on Ephesians. To my mind, Ephesians 1 and 2 are among the most sublime passages in all the New Testament. And so I wanted to put the key thoughts to music. The song is called “In Christ.” I wrote the first stanza, the chorus, and the bridge. The church to whom I delivered the messages wrote the next two stanzas in response to an assignment... Read more

Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from the other side of the Dead Sea … ” Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. The people of Judah came together to seek help from the Lord; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek him. Then Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem at the temple of the Lord in the front of the new... Read more

As the Insurgence increases, we really need some fresh songs written by song-writers and musicians who have been impacted by the book and it’s explosive message. Songs on the gospel of the kingdom. I am unaware of ANY such songs. But even if some exist, we need fresh ones written born out of the present Insurgence. So I’m calling all songwriters and musicians. I’m challenging you to write some powerful songs based on the message. Looking forward to hearing from... Read more

Ever since the 1800s, modernists have tried to argue that God is inconsistent because of the commands of YHWH (God) to His people to slaughter the Canaanite nations. Some Christian scholars today have tried to resolve the problem by suggesting that God never told Israel to do such a thing. But rather, this was Israel’s own inaccurate narrative of what happened. Others have argued that God did in fact command Israel to kill, but we simply cannot t understand the... Read more

Update: The new INSURGENCE podcast has launched and I have two conversation partners. Go to TheInsurgence.net to check it out. — Today I interview my friend Michael Heiser. If you’ve read my book Insurgence: Reclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, Michael’s name should be familiar to you since I quote him in several places in my discussion of the fallen principalities and powers later in the book. (Michael also graciously wrote a robust endorsement for the book, to which I’m... Read more

“For the first time, the authors discuss the one part of their book, Jesus: A Theography, where they disagreed — the part that didn’t make the final draft.” Click here to listen to it Read more