Daniel Kent
“Prove it, Jesus!”
Category: General, Guest Contributor
Essay by: Dan Kent A small crowd of merchants tried to remain reasonable as they watched Jesus crash around the temple in utter pandemonium. The merchants woke up that morning, ate breakfast, then came to…
Must We Believe in Satan? As a Personal Agent?
Category: General, Guest Contributor
Article by: Dan Kent Have you ever noticed how boldly some Christians proclaim their belief in God while simultaneously shying away from belief in Satan? How strange, especially since we all form our beliefs in…
Must I Become Less?
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Article by Dan Kent Have you ever proclaimed a theological belief loudly and publicly only to have the Bible seem to proclaim the exact opposite? In 2019 Fortress Press published my book Confident Humility. There…
Love: The Only Truly Creative Thing We Can Do
Category: General, Guest Contributor
Article by Dan Kent I daydream often. Lately, in my fog of contemplation, I’ve pondered a question about creativity: Can a person truly be creative? I’ve concluded this: The only thing we truly create is…
The Paintings of Susan Outlaw (Saturday Art Share)
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We come around a bend, or up over a hill, and we stop, and maybe we gasp, and we lock our eyes on a scene and we mutter something like, “that’s beautiful.’ When we try…
Saturday Art Share: The Blame
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This week’s Saturday Art Share brings you THE BLAME by me, Dan Kent. The Blame is a two minute parable about the futility of violence. In came to me twenty years ago during an election…
Saturday Art Share: The Photography of Thomas Jay Oord
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Commentary by Dan Kent I carry a dread in my heart that human progress has whittled nature almost down to nothing. In my heart I assume we’ve marked and tagged, and moved all God’s creatures…
Discipleship > Politics
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Article by Dan Kent Wow. The response to my article Jesus was Not a [Socialist] surprised me! I guess it really scratched an itch for some (and touched a nerve for others). Wouldn’t it be nice if…
Jesus was Not a [Socialist]
Category: Guest Contributor
Tags: Discipleship, Political Idolatry, Politics
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Article by Dan Kent Our political climate right now exhausts me. The fracturing. The bullying. The ideological mobs. I feel like I’m surrounded by a hundred Towers of Babel babbling at me all day long,…
Can Life Have Meaning Without God?
Category: Guest Contributor
Tags: Meaning, Philosophy
Article by Dan Kent King Sisyphus (“Siss-uh-fuss”) was a mythical king who enjoyed killing random travelers and starting wars. He killed for pleasure. He killed for profit. He killed for pride. When he died the…
Saturday Art Share: Packing Heat
Category: Guest Contributor, Lighten Up
by Dan Kent Packing Heat guns look so cool (let’s be honest). I know, it’s childish, and not becoming of a pacifist like me. if only guns didn’t kill. if only guns shot peace! —I’d…
Was Jesus “Crazy”?
Category: General, Guest Contributor
Tags: Apologetics, Fully Human
Topics: Apologetics, Jesus: Lord or Legend
Article by Dan Kent “Do you believe I’m the messiah,” the man asked, his voice part tenor, part nasal-congestion. He rubbed his robe collar between his thumb and index finger. This detail sticks in my…
What “Man Gave Names to All the Animals” REALLY Means?
Category: General, Guest Contributor
Tags: Animals, Creation
Topics: Creation Care
Article by Dan Kent “So the man named all the animals, the birds of the air, and the living creatures of the field.” Genesis 2:20 In the fog of our over-Googled, ‘Hey Siri,’ information-obsessed minds I…
15 Reasons Open Theism is TRUE (a reply to Andrew Wilson)
Category: Guest Contributor
Tags: Open Theism
Topics: Defending the Open View, Responding to Objections
Article by Dan Kent Recently, Andrew Wilson shared an impressive critique of open theism called: “Responding To Open Theism In Fourteen Words.” Andrew’s article didn’t persuade me, but it did challenge me (seriously!). Below I…