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description=Dan Kimball is the author of several books on leadership, church, and culture. He was one of the founders of Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, California where he still serves on staff. He also is on faculty with Western Seminary and leads the ReGeneration Project, which exists to equip and encourage new generations to think theologically and participate in the mission of the church.;

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it s more of a i don t want to deal with all this anymore about covid stress of church leadership my brother etc this is really a great album you have to listen to in its fullness that has a whole storyline of someone leaving a cult to it when you look into it 17 waiting on a friend the rolling stones 1981 this next section of songs was a refocus on truth hope and life 18 water song hot tuna 1972 19 we are not alone nick cave and warren ellis 2021 needed to include at least one 2021 song in this list a beautiful song which i believe is talking about all that is in nature as this is a soundtrack to a documentary but i apply this to the reminder that we are not alone as god is always with us and we are in life with friends and family to support us i am really getting into nick cave i somehow have not paid attention to him and doing a deep dive into nick cave lately and not sure how i didn t listen to him much more before 20 jesus the velvet underground 1969 such an interesting and beautiful song written by lou reed who to all i know was not a person of faith but captured this about jesus and calling to him in the struggle in life 21 no burden intro the eagle rock gospel singers 2013 a beautiful song by a current band the eagle rock gospel singers that talks about the day when we will see loved ones again who have died before us i really like this band as they are influenced by gospel roots music i wish our church s music was primarily music like this this band is really worth getting to know and listening to all their music i want to be in this band 22 ain t no grave gonna hold my body down brother claude ely 1953 this song was written by 11 year old claude ely in 1934 when he almost died of tuberculosis he recorded it later on brother claude ely was an appalachian preacher and songwriter johnny cash and others have recorded this song good truth written by an 11 year old 23 the backseat the gaslight anthem 2008 no special meaning except an uplifting keep going song and the gaslight anthem is so great this song is from the 59 sound is a great album and they are from new jersey 24 i ll be alright someday reverend gary davis 1961 truth 25 pressing on bob dylan 1980 well i m pressing on yes i m pressing on well i m pressing on to the higher calling of my lord many try to stop me shake me up in my mind say prove to me that he is lord show me a sign what kind of sign they need when it all come from within when what s lost has been found what s to come has already been well i m pressing on yes i m pressing on well i m pressing on to the higher calling of my lord shake the dust off of your feet don t look back nothing now can hold you down nothing that you lack temptation s not an easy thing adam given the devil reign because he sinned i got no choice it run in my vein well i m pressing on yes i m pressing on well i m pressing on to the higher calling of my lord topics music to leave a comment facebook instagram twitter the bible project podcast discussion about how not to read the bible december 7 2021 permalink i was on the bible project podcast which can be listened to here https tbp xyz paradigm12 we chatted about unicorns violence and the strange things in the bible i watch the bible project videos all the time and as i read through the bible in a year i watch the overviews of each bible book that they do the bible project is what i am constantly recommending to people for a great and trusted resource topics how not to read the bible making sense of the anti women anti science pro violence pro slavery and other crazy sounding parts of scripture bible to leave a comment facebook instagram twitter my god can beat up your god discussion on zoom nov 11 2021 december 6 2021 permalink update we had the discussion more coming in 2022 the past several thursday nights we have been having discussion on zoom about the various contents of how not to read the bible and we had a discussion onthe topic of world religions and the claims of christianity a friend of mine who isn t a christian once said christianity feels like it is a my god can beat up your god against other world faiths understandably so as there are very direct claims that are made that jesus is the one way of salvation and the path to god if you would like to join us on a zoom chat for discussion on difficult bible topics the next one is thursday december 2 at 6 pm pacific time we will be discussing the topic of violence in the bible it is chapters 16 18 of how not to read the bible if you want to leave comments about this topic and i will be checking daily to interact go to the facebook or instagram posts topics how not to read the bible making sense of the anti women anti science pro violence pro slavery and other crazy sounding parts of scripture theology to leave a comment facebook instagram twitter book club live on facebook beginning thursday night october 14 sep 30 2021 october 3 2021 permalink i have had a lot of great interaction doing book clubs with a couple of churches going through how not to read the bible online we are going to be doing another one on facebook live at 6 pm pacific time for six weeks on thursday nights beginning on october 14 here is the event link to the first week https www facebook com events 258415152845306 i will be going on live for some interaction about big questions such as what do we make of the strange bible verses about not eating shrimp or planting certain crops side by side or not wearing polyester blends what about the bible verses that seem to indicate god was ok with slavery what about the bible verses which are mocked as being anti science with there being a talking snake or a rib woman in the creation story does the bible promote misogny if you can t be there live at 6 pm pacific time for discussion as we walk through the 6 sections of the book s contents please leave comments and any questions on facebook i will be going on daily and responding to everything positive negative critiques and questions zondervan publishing is putting promos up about this 6 week book club that you may be seeing on my page topics how not to read the bible making sense of the anti women anti science pro violence pro slavery and other crazy sounding parts of scripture to leave a comment facebook instagram twitter update on study helps and videos for how not to read the bible sep 30 2021 september 30 2021 permalink for those interested in the study helps for the how not to read the bible book i apologize for the delay over the summer zondervan publishing has filmed six teaching sessions which will be released with a formal study book for the six videos this video curriculum and study book will be coming out in january 2022 it will be for classes or small groups to use however what will be free here on this web site are the teaching slides set up animated videos and two pdf study guides for adults and for youth if you are leading groups or teaching this it s been a really intense last sixth months for me my younger bother unexpectedly died as a local church as many of you know its been the craziness of relaunching so many things so i do apologize for the delays in getting these finished and posted here if you sign up for the email updates i will send out an email the moment they are done and ready thank you for your interest in seeing people understand the bible better and by doing so understand how much god loves them and how to live the lives he wants us to topics how not to read the bible making sense of the anti women anti science pro violence pro slavery and other crazy sounding parts of scripture to leave a comment facebook instagram twitter update book is back in stock study books videos and teaching helps coming will be coming may 22 2021 september 30 2021 permalink the how not to read the bible book came out in december and it s been super encouraging to see it being read and used in churches the good and bad news was that the book sold out the first printing fairly quickly but then it was well over a month before the book got back in print and available again it is now back on all the usual places you can get books i wrote the book with it divided into 6 clean sections so it could be used in a 6 week sermon series or in a youth or young adult group or class i am almost done with what will be free downloadable pdf study guides for youth and for adults making two versions i also will have powerpoint and keynote slides for teaching that will be free and downloadable and you can edit or add your church s information on it zondervan had 6 really great animated videos made which is 90 second set up videos to promote a teaching series or use as set ups for the weeks of going through the book study and teaching helps available by end of july with all these study helps i greatly apologize for the delays in getting them ready to have available the plan now is that they will be available sometime soon here on this web site if you sign up for the email updates sign ups are on the home page here on the right i will be emailing everyone on the list when they are done i know that groups have been using the book for book clubs and teaching already i have dropped into a few of them and its been so fun interacting with those going through the book if there are churches or groups that are using the book for a series or study and if you wanted to have me pop in for a meeting schedule permitting i certainly can try to join you email me dan vintagefaith com if that was something you d find helpful i will be starting a 6 week online summer book club going through the book section by section on facebook i will be sharing how that will happen soon if you wanted to interact on that live and then in comments thank you for your interest in the topics of the book as i believe they are super critical and i want to be able to support and encourage the important issue of how to make sense of the pro violence pro slavery anti women anti science anti shrimp and other crazy sounding things in the bible my hope is if we grasp how to respond to these from propoerly understanding the bible then other difficult things will also then be able to be understood if there is someone who can t afford the 11 99 on amazon for the book i will personally buy one for you i have given out all the ones i got originally but i don t want to see anyone not be able to learn these things if they want to as it is so important topics how not to read the bible making sense of the anti women anti science pro violence pro slavery and other crazy sounding parts of scripture to leave a comment facebook instagram twitter a chat with australian musician scholar john dickson about the bible unicorns talking snakes slavery and he played a bit of my drumming jan 3 2020 january 3 2021 permalink i wish more and more church leaders were like john dickson he is someone who is wicked smart and has his masters degree in theology and a phd but what i find the most refreshing is that he never forgets what it is like looking into the church and christianity from the outside we had a chat on his really great podcast undeceptions that is for both non christians and christians you can listen to here he is from australia and we have some things in common as we both were in bands he is a singer and i am a drummer but we also had an elderly person who was our main influence in becoming a christian i got to meet the woman who was that for him when i spoke in australia at an event once but john is passionate about seeing the local church train people in theology not just for head knowledge or to use to fight battles with other christians but learning theology to be able to share about jesus in intelligent kind winsome ways with those who aren t christian and asking questions in this podcast john makes a challenge to read at least 100 pages of the bible in 2021 so we talked about what happens when you do read it and see talking snakes slavery a lot of violence and even unicorns he also included a little bit of my drumming in the podcast from when i was in a band way back with my brother and my buddy mark frauenfelder from boing boing topics how not to read the bible making sense of the anti women anti science pro violence pro slavery and other crazy sounding parts of scripture drums theology weird bible verses bible to leave a comment facebook instagram twitter a box of books nov 27 2020 november 27 2020 permalink i received a box of copies of a book i wrote that comes out next month how not to read the bible making sense of the anti women anti science pro violence pro slavery and other crazy sounding parts of scripture it s an experience when you finally see the actual book you ve worked on and it is now printed and you get copies before it is released more about the book is here i really hope it is a helpful book for building confidence in the bible i am personally buying a case or two to give away to anyone who lets me know they want one and can t afford it and wants to read it i believe it s such an urgent topic for today and i want anyone who does want one to be able to read this so contact me and let me know it comes out in december and starting in january after the holidays i will be posting some articles and free study guides for the book on this web site i also will be positing some interviews with friends who did endorsements for the book about bible verses they find the strangest and most diffuclt to understand i m staring at these books that i pulled out of the box and i do like the bowling pin and book visual combo all books look good with a bowling pin next to it topics how not to read the bible making sense of the anti women anti science pro violence pro slavery and other crazy sounding parts of scripture books to leave a comment facebook instagram twitter drums in the living room nov 25 2020 november 26 2020 permalink i recently bought a new ludwig classic maple vintage black oyster pearl drum kit becky has allowed me to turn part of our living room into a music area i now never want to leave this room i know they are just drums but they look like a beautiful art installation ludwig designed some sweet looking vintage chrome hardware with 1940 s 50 s looking chrome automobile like features behind the drums i hung up some signed photos of big band jazz drummers gene krupa and buddy rich who have been such major influences and i put up a large sun studio photo where rockabilly was pretty much birthed from and many amazing blues and roots artists recorded there i will also be adding a danny seraphine item as he was is another incredible drummer that i idolized growing up and is a living drum legend he was the original drummer in the first version of the jazz rock band chicago before they later changed and became a ballad band i know this is drum talk so maybe not interesting to non drummers thank you becky for letting me set these up in the living room i am going to call in sick today as i just want to...