Surprising God

A podcast about open theism and being children of a kenotic God.

A Courage Worse than Cowardice? 07/17/2024

A Courage Worse than Cowardice? 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? YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 25 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/32183942

Does Plausibility and Beauty Matter in Our Doctrine of God? 06/26/2024

Does Plausibility and Beauty Matter in Our Doctrine of God? 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. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 24 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/31905017

Greg Boyd: Evolving as an Open Theist 05/03/2024

Greg Boyd: Evolving as an Open Theist 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! YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 23 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/31120653

If Love Requires Free Choice, How Could a Baby Get Into Heaven? 04/02/2024

If Love Requires Free Choice, How Could a Baby Get Into Heaven? 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. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 22 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/30652528

Alan Rhoda on Open Theism 03/09/2024

Alan Rhoda on Open Theism One model to understand all the perspectives about God's foreknowledge? Alan Rhoda sits down with the Surprising God think tank to discuss his new book on Open Theism (you can check it out HERE: ). You can order Alan Rhoda's new book here: Read more of Alan's thoughts here: YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 21 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/30297838

Is Power Fundamentally Social? 03/07/2024

Is Power Fundamentally Social? 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 no power. • If that God had no power, that God could not have created anything. Does this argument work? Dan shares his initial doubts. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 20 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/30272213

Can BOTH God AND God's People Exert Power in Creation? Digging in to Thomas Oord's New Book 02/24/2024

Can BOTH God AND God's People Exert Power in Creation? Digging in to Thomas Oord's New Book 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 are God. Dan thinks through some potential problems with this line of thought. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 19 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/30091668

Does Open Theism "Bring God Down to the Human Level"? 02/21/2024

Does Open Theism "Bring God Down to the Human Level"? Dan looks at the potential arrogance of open theism in light of the good news of incarnation. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 18 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/30042758

The Improvisational God. What Improv Might Teach Us About God's Creation. The Samuel Tanner Interview. 02/11/2024

The Improvisational God. What Improv Might Teach Us About God's Creation. The Samuel Tanner Interview. 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: YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 17 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/29892948

Anthropomorphism Problems: Do We Learn Anything About God From Jesus? 11/30/2023

Anthropomorphism Problems: Do We Learn Anything About God From Jesus? Dan wrestles with Ardel Caneday and Michael Horton about what can be known about God. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 16 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Twitter: Facebook: Twitter: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/28875678

Deep Questions with Joshua L Rasmussen 10/28/2023

Deep Questions with Joshua L Rasmussen 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 Pick up Joshua's book YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 15 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Twitter: Facebook: Twitter: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/28449620

The Direction of Piety 09/08/2023

The Direction of Piety YOU can join the conversation at ! Episode 14 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Twitter: Facebook: Twitter: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/27974700

A Response to John Piper's Irresistible Grace Thought Experiment 07/08/2023

A Response to John Piper's Irresistible Grace Thought Experiment YOU can join the conversation at ! Episode 13 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Twitter: Facebook: Twitter: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/27407493

What Did C.S. Lewis Think About Open Theism? 06/23/2023

What Did C.S. Lewis Think About Open Theism? YOU can join the conversation at ! Episode 12 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Twitter: Facebook: Twitter: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/27252990

On Open Theism and Experiencing God, with Jesse Birkey 06/17/2023

On Open Theism and Experiencing God, with Jesse Birkey YOU can join the conversation at ! Episode 11 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Twitter: Facebook: Twitter: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/27182625

Is Evil and Suffering Inherently Pointless for Open Theists? 06/09/2023

Is Evil and Suffering Inherently Pointless for Open Theists? YOU can join the conversation at ! Episode 10 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Twitter: Facebook: Twitter: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/27096759

Reflections on Providence in a Pagan Milieu 05/29/2023

Reflections on Providence in a Pagan Milieu YOU can join the conversation at ! Episode 9 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Twitter: Facebook: Twitter: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/26981421

Does God Trust Us? The Curtis Holtzen Conversation 01/29/2023

Does God Trust Us? The Curtis Holtzen Conversation YOU can join the conversation at ! Episode 8 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Twitter: Facebook: Twitter: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/25759626

Paul Anleitner Talks About Leaving Open Theism and His New Book: Dis-ordered 01/11/2023

Paul Anleitner Talks About Leaving Open Theism and His New Book: Dis-ordered YOU can join the conversation at ! Episode 7 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Twitter: Facebook: Twitter: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/25581378

Thomas Oord on God's Uncontrolling Love, Process Theism, and the Limitations of Open Theism 10/07/2022

Thomas Oord on God's Uncontrolling Love, Process Theism, and the Limitations of Open Theism YOU can join the conversation at ! Episode 5 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Twitter: Facebook: Twitter: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/24624279

Paul Eddy on Confronting John Piper and Rescuing Greg Boyd from Calvinism 09/11/2022

Paul Eddy on Confronting John Piper and Rescuing Greg Boyd from Calvinism The Surprising God team chats with Paul Eddy about how he converted Greg Boyd from Calvinism, his relationship with John Piper, and his own understanding of God's foreknowledge (and SO much more!). YOU can join the conversation at ! Episode 5 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Twitter: Facebook: Twitter: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/24339567

How Does Our View of God Shape Our Healing? A Discussion with Kurt Willems 07/29/2022

How Does Our View of God Shape Our Healing? A Discussion with Kurt Willems The Surprising God crack team talk with Kurt Willems about his book Echoing Hope and discuss how our view of God affects how we view our trauma and suffering, and how, therefore, our view of God can facilitate healing. YOU can join the conversation at ! Episode 4 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Twitter: Facebook: Twitter: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/23903631

What's the Oldest Book on Open Theism? How about One from the 1800s! 07/08/2022

What's the Oldest Book on Open Theism? How about One from the 1800s! Dan looks at the incredible book defending open theism from 1882 by Lorenzo Dow McCabe. Is this the first full book on the subject? YOU can join at ! Episode 3 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Twitter: Facebook: Twitter: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/23689010

How Open Theism Relates to Calvinism and Arminianism 06/29/2022

How Open Theism Relates to Calvinism and Arminianism Dan introduces this new podcast and the think-tank community working behind the scenes, which YOU can join at ! Episode 2 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Twitter: Facebook: Twitter: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/23579234

The Surprising God Podcast Starts... Now! 06/21/2022

The Surprising God Podcast Starts... Now! Dan introduces this new podcast and the think-tank community working behind the scenes, which YOU can join at ! Episode 1 Dan's books: Send Questions To: Twitter: Facebook: Twitter: /episode/index/show/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/id/23490110

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