A Tale of Two Missiles

Last updated on: February 19, 2015 at 1:57 pm By Frank Viola

This blog post has been revised and turned into a chapter in The Rethinking Series. The series includes each book in PDF, Kindle, and Nook formats. Click here to view the Table of Contents for each book and how to get it Read more

Losing a Friend

Last updated on: May 21, 2018 at 2:55 pm By Frank Viola

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Slow Church

Last updated on: May 21, 2018 at 2:56 pm By Frank Viola

I recently interviewed the authors of the new book, Slow Church. From the title, I thought this would be a book on radical ecclesiology, dealing with things like church leadership, structure, the clergy-laity dichotomy, the purpose of the church meetings, every-member functioning in the gatherings, expressing Jesus Christ corporately, etc. But it really doesn’t explore those themes. Thus it’s not a book in the same genre as Reimagining Church or The Normal Christian Church Life or Paul’s Idea of Community or 0-58. What it does... Read more

The Wine That Never Fails

Last updated on: February 19, 2015 at 1:58 pm By Frank Viola

7 Reasons Why Christians Abandon the Faith

Last updated on: February 19, 2015 at 1:58 pm By Frank Viola

Keep the Love On

Last updated on: February 19, 2015 at 2:01 pm By Frank Viola

The New Parish

Last updated on: May 25, 2018 at 1:36 pm By Frank Viola

The New Parish is a new book by Tim Soerens, Paul Sparks, and Dwight Friesen. As someone who has written a great deal on ecclesiology myself, InterVarsity Press sent me a copy of the book. Instead of writing a review, I thought it would be better to interview all three authors. Instead of asking, “what is your book about,” I’m going to ask the question that’s behind that question. And that unspoken question is, “how are readers going to benefit from... Read more

Three Kinds of Critics & How to Respond to Them

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 9:15 am By Frank Viola

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Heroes

Last updated on: February 20, 2015 at 9:26 am By Frank Viola

Top Posts on Beyond Evangelical

Last updated on: January 5, 2021 at 10:41 am By Frank Viola

Here are the top posts of 2014 (some were written before 2014, but they received major traffic last year so they made the list). The list is prioritized by most views. 20 Things the Blood of Jesus Does 50 Things the Holy Spirit Does The 100 Best Christian Books Ever Written What Makes a True Friend? The Top 10 Christian Female Bloggers Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh God’s View of a Woman Don’t Believe Everything You Hear or Read Why... Read more