Surprising God

In his book, The Only WIse God , William Lane Craig defends Molinism against the claim that a God who knows everything everyone will ever do is a fatalistic theology. Episode 51 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's...

In his book, The Only WIse God , William Lane Craig ponders the supernatural knowledge of Jesus. But when he gets down to the gritty work of describing that knowledge, he ends up with something rather mundane. Dan...

In Bobby Jamieson's excellent book, "Everything is Never Enough," Jamieson argues that humans are not autonomous because they depend on creation. Since people depend on forces outside themselves for survival, and...

People will try to make free will compatible with a whole host of things that, on the face of it, seem determined. Folks will try to make free will compatible with philosophical materialism (all that exists are matter...

William Lane Craig beautifully describes the vertigo experienced when contemplating determinism. Dan Kent asks whether conteplating free will might create an obverse vertigo. Episode 47 YouTube Channel: Surprising God...

Timothy Keller argues that the story of Joseph in the Old Testament is about God's control. Dan argues that the story is more about Joseph's control. What do you think? Episode 46 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's...

Calvin says God does everything, and everything that happens is because God brings it about. God never rests. But Sabbath is to rest, and we are told God rests. How can a God who does everything rest? Dan discusses...

The love passage of 1 Corinthians 13 says that love means to trust. Some translations say love "believes all things." Why the different translations? Which is right? What difference does it make? Dan discusses...

Grab your favorite brand of spinach and join Dan Kent as he explores 1 Corinthians 15:10, where Paul says that he is what he is because of God's grace. Does this mean everything Paul is and everything Paul does is...

Dan Kent tries to show why grammar might be more interesting than your school teachers led you to believe. Episode 42 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions...

Dan Kent tries to define Theological Memoir. Episode 41 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod...

Dan Kent looks at Calvin's claim that the first function of the Law is to convince us of our weakness and sin. Episode 40 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send...

Dan Kent looks at John 15:5. What does it mean when Jesus tells his disciples: "apart from me you can do nothing"? Does that mean God does everything through us? Episode 39 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books...

Dan Kent considers RC Sproul's self-loathing and how that might have influenced the development of his theology—including his claim: "What we are saved from, in Biblical terms of salvation, is God Himself." Episode 38...

Dan Kent breaks down Peter van Inwagen's classic article "When is the Will Free," highlighting how the article exposes common problems with the academic attempt to understand free will—especially the attempt to prove or...