Surprising God Podcast

If Love is Risky, How Can the Triune God Be Love?

April 25, 2025

Dan considers the risks of love.        Episode 31 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_031_LoveTrinity.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Twitter: @thatdankent

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Only Open Theism Makes Sense of Miracles

April 25, 2025

Dan talks about miracles.       Episode 30 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_030_Miracles.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Twitter: @thatdankent

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What Would Moses Think of Calvin’s View of the Law?

April 24, 2025

Calvin says the primary role of the Law is to humble our hearts, which are blinded and drunk with pride. Is that right? Dan throws shade.      Episode 29 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_027_CalvinMovieLine.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod…

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Can God Give a New Will Without Creating a New Person?

April 24, 2025

Calvin talks about God giving us a new will. Is this possible? Isn’t a person, when you get down to it, simply a will in a body?     Episode 28 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_028_NewWillNewSelf.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod Facebook:…

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What Does the Worst Movie Line Ever Say About Calvinism?

December 10, 2024

How does Calvin protect the idea of meritorious reward under the thumbs of his all-controlling God?    Episode 27 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_027_CalvinMovieLine.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Twitter: @thatdankent

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Open Theism in the Church Fathers?

August 1, 2024

As I build an aggragate argument for open theism in the early church I thought I’d share a couple gems with you here. The first is from The Epistle to Diognetus. The second is from Irenaeus’s “Against Heresies.” Enjoy! Episode 26 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_026_DiognetusIrenaeus.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility…

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A Courage Worse than Cowardice?

July 17, 2024

Paul Helseth says that “true courage” is knowing God has your death all planned out and facing every moment knowing nothing depends on you. Is that right? Dan doesn’t think so. What do YOU think? Episode 25 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_025_Courage.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12…

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Does Plausibility and Beauty Matter in Our Doctrine of God?

June 26, 2024

Does plausibility and beauty matter in our doctrine of God? Mark Talbot says “no.” To him, all that matters is what we find in the Bible. But is this enough? I offer FIVE problems with Talbot’s perspective. Episode 24 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_024_ScripturePlausible.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility The Training…

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Greg Boyd: Evolving as an Open Theist

May 5, 2024

This conversation covered a great deal of topics, and the Surprising God Think Tank did not disappoint! From his time as a Calvinist, to his controversy around open theism, to his current mindset about God and free will, Greg gets to the heart of it all!  Episode 23 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_023_GregBoyd.mp3 __ __ YouTube…

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If Love Requires Free Choice, How Could a Baby Get Into Heaven?

April 2, 2024

If love is not love unless it is freely chosen—which is pretty central for many open theists—then how can babies go to heaven? Dan takes the case. Episode 22 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_022_Babies.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Twitter:…

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