Surprising God Podcast

Is Power Fundamentally Social?

March 7, 2024

Dan looks at another argument in Thomas Jay Oord’s new book: The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence. Oord takes the premises: • Power is fundamentally social (it must be exercised on something). • Power does not exist in absolute isolation and he infers: • If God once existed without creation, that God had…

Can BOTH God AND God’s People Exert Power in Creation? Digging in to Thomas Oord’s New Book

February 24, 2024

Dan looks at an argument in Thomas Jay Oord’s new book: The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence. If it’s true that “To exist is to exert power,” what if we claim that God exerts all power? It seems to lead to the following disjunct: either (1) we do not exist or (2) we…

Does Open Theism “Bring God Down to the Human Level”?

February 21, 2024

We’re just getting started. I hope you join in for the ride. YOU can join at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 18 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_018_BringingGodDOwn.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Twitter: @thatdankent

The Improvisational God. What Improv Might Teach Us About God’s Creation. The Samuel Tanner Interview.

February 11, 2024

The Surprising God Think Tank welcomes Samuel Tanner to discuss how improv might inform us about how God might perform sovereignly over his living creation. You can connect with Samuel Tanner at his website: samjtanner.com We’re just getting started. I hope you join in for the ride. YOU can join at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 17 __ __…

Anthropomorphism Problems: Do We Learn Anything About God From Jesus?

November 30, 2023

Dan wrestles with Ardel Caneday and Michael Horton about what can be known about God.  We’re just getting started. I hope you join in for the ride. YOU can join at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 16 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_016_AnthropomorphismProblems.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter:…

Deep Questions with Joshua L Rasmussen

October 28, 2023

The Surprising God Think Tank welcomes Joshua L. Rasmussen in where we talk about everything from God’s being, human consciousness, divine revelation, sin, and SO MUCH MORE! You can learn more about Joshua at JoshuaLRasmussen.com  Pick up Joshua’s book How Reason Can Lead to God We’re just getting started. I hope you join in for…

The Direction of Piety

September 8, 2023

In this episode Dan considers the implications of our view of God on piety. We’re just getting started. I hope you join in for the ride. YOU can join at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 14 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_014_TheDirectionOfPiety.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod…

A Response to John Piper’s Irresistible Grace Thought Experiment

July 8, 2023

John Piper hits us with a compelling thought experiment that seems to show the necessity of irresistible grace. Dan finds what’s missing while buying walnuts at the Farm Store. We’re just getting started. I hope you join in for the ride. YOU can join at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 13 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_013_PiperThoughtExperimentSeeking.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel:…

What did C.S. Lewis Think About Open Theism?

June 23, 2023

C.S. Lewis on God, time, and how God knows. We’re just getting started. I hope you join in for the ride. YOU can join at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 12 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_012_Lewis.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Twitter: @thatdankent

On Open Theism and Experiencing God, with Jesse Birkey

June 17, 2023

Wow, what a great chat we had with Jesse Birkey! Small group, but great convo about open theism and experiencing God! Jesse’s Bio: Jesse Birkey lives with his wife and 2 kids in Tampa, Florida where he works as a Lieutenant for the fire department. Jesse has authored five books including Life Resurrected and Finding…