In response to my comment: “If you would shoot your enemy in the head, you might not be a Christian”, I recently received a few deeply disturbing responses, like: “Bulls**t!” “Keith Giles is soooo wrong” and my favorite one: “This Keith Giles is a gut-shooter, not a head-shooter, a dumb-ass playing games.”  [Nice].It starts to make you wonder, “How can Christians who follow the One who said ‘Love your enemies’ respond to my comment in this way?” Are they unaware of… Read more

In this final section of the interview, my friend, Thomas Crisp and I talk about the Protestant confusion of the Gospel of the Atonement versus actually following Jesus daily. ** KEITH: The whole thing with the Isaiah House is really a blessing. I love what you and Chase and AJ and others are doing to just spend time with the people there on Sunday mornings to share breakfast and listen to them and befriend them. It’s so beautiful. If I… Read more

In this section of our interview, my friend, Biola Professor Thomas Crisp and I get very personal and practical and discuss the differences between sharing and giving.  ** KEITH: In Western culture we think it’s about giving more. We think of writing checks but I think it’s really more about what we’d call sharing that Jesus is wants. It’s not just giving money apart from relationship with those who are poor. Really, I think it’s knowing their names and understanding… Read more