Apprentice 2 Jesus

Dallas Willard

  • The ultimate apologetic — just try SOMETHING!

    “The ultimate apologetic — that is to say, the ultimate lifter of doubt — is the believer acting in faith in an interactive life with God. That’s it. People need to see individuals living in daily interaction with the kingdom of the heavens: praying and saying. If we want to really attack doubt, what we have to… Read more

  • Dallas Willard on God’s GOOD purposes in human history

    “What God is going to bring out of human history in his people is going to be the greatest reflection of God’s own glory, wisdom, and love. That is what human history is about. It is to make a society of the redeemed that will be the crown jewel of creation. And when we look… Read more

  • Dallas Willard on hell

    “A part of our problem with understanding hell comes from the way we think about ehaven. We think about heaven as some kind of comfortable resort, but the greatest thing about heaven is going to be the presence of God. He has allowed us to avoid him here on earth in some measure if we want to,… Read more

  • Why NOT take Jesus with you?

    For the day, for your job, for the conversations you have, for the problem you need to solve at home… why not take Jesus with you? Paul says this about Jesus: in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (Col. 2:3) The One who made everything “probably” actually knows everything. He really does know how to… Read more

  • Attitudes in apologetics

    In The Allure of Gentleness, Dallas Willard leads the reader in a path I wish I had offered to me when I was a teenager. I grew up with the concept that apologetics was winning the argument. My “rightness” would overwhelm their “wrongness” and then they would somehow just bow to Jesus. Over the years I have… Read more

  • Apologetics isn’t about being “right”

    I am back to Dallas Willard’s book, The Allure of Gentleness, and find myself challenged yet again by his careful words. Apologetics for Christians isn’t about proving we’re right. We’re not saved because we’re “right.” We’re “right” because we’re SAVED. It’s about grace stepping in to show what is right. That’s why so many churches have “Grace”… Read more

  • The gentle apologetic

    There is no way to contain my joy in getting to read more words from Dallas Willard. I am so thankful his daughter is putting together his notes and lectures. This latest book is called The Allure of Gentleness, and takes up the cause of living out the apologetic of Christianity rather than simply trying to engage… Read more

  • The Allure of Gentleness

    I received Dallas Willard’s latest book today. It is so refreshing to know his work can continue. This one is on apologetics and approaching it with gentleness instead of a combative attitude. It is classic Dallas. Big quote so far: We need to be able to deal with doubt lovingly, helpfully, and especially without ever… Read more

  • Book Review: Eternal Living: Reflections on Dallas Willard’s Teaching on Faith and Formation

    I received a review copy of Eternal Living: Reflections on Dallas Willard’s Teaching on Faith and Formation from IVP. I am under no obligation to give it a positive review. But let’s be real, how would I NOT give a positive review on a book that celebrates a man who gave me the very idea for… Read more

  • Dallas Willard on Arminianism and Calvinism

    In a new book honoring the life of Dallas Willard (Eternal Living) James Bryan Smith relates the story of a time he asked Dallas about who was “right,” Arminians or Calvinists? “Neither.” He went on to say that both were right, and both were wrong, and he did not fit into either camp. The more… Read more