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Episode 059: Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God with Brian Zahnd (pt.1)
By Steve on October 15, 2017
Hi Pilgrim, Tammy and I were so privileged to have Brian Zahnd back on Beyond the Pale with us. Brian and his wife Peri had joined us back in episode 34 to talk…
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Brian McLaren and Why Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Crossed The Road
By Steve on April 16, 2014
Within the Christian community the name Brian McLaren elicits either declarations of gratitude or cries of “heretic” depending on where one stands on a number of theological issues. The gratitude part tends to come from…
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Top Ten Best Books: 2013
By Steve on December 27, 2013
I read a lot. In the pre-digital world I would have certainly struggled to remember every book I had read in a given year. Now though I need only scroll through my Amazon purchases of…
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Aslan Is On The Move!
By Steve on July 25, 2013
In C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe there is a wonderful portion of the story when the land of Narnia, which has been under the frozen curse of the White Witch, begins…
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Brennan Manning: The Passing of the “Grandfather” of Grace
By Steve on April 21, 2013
I was sad to learn this week of the death of Brennan Manning at the age of 79. He was the “grandfather” so to speak for an up and coming generation in the church who…
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What Does Rob Bell Talk About When He Talks About God: A Book Review
By Steve on April 5, 2013
Ok, I actually finished Rob Bell’s What We Talk About When We Talk About God a couple weeks ago but right when I was set to blog a review, he dropped the “affirming gay marriage”…
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The Idolatry of God by Peter Rollins: A Book Review
By Steve on January 28, 2013
In the last year I have become a bit of a fan of author and speaker Peter Rollins. I’d read two of his previous books, How (Not) to Speak of God and Insurrection and they…
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N.T. Wright & How God Became King
By Steve on January 5, 2013
Followers of Beyond the Pale know that the theme of the Kingdom of God has been resonating in my heart this last year. In fact its probably the driving force behind my re-launching the blog…
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My Year End Book Reviews: 2012
By Steve on December 31, 2012
Last year I did a year end book review and as I look at it I realize how much my reading tastes has changed in a year’s time. In 2011 not a single “Christian” book…
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Book Review: Rob Bell and a New American Christianity
By Steve on November 27, 2012
Writing on the topic of Rob Bell always seems to bring out a lot of passion and opinion in people. After I did a review on Rob Bell’s book Love Wins, I guess I shouldn’t…