Okay, guys. This one.

I don’t think we have ever been as surprised as we were with Kenneth Boa. He is a highly accomplished scholar, author, and teacher–with four degrees (and two doctoral degrees)–and good grief: When we asked him the questions we ask everyone (about when the gospel was first good news for him) we were floored.

This guy came to Christ while on an LSD trip during the summer of love in the 1960s. Yep. You heard it here, guys. You have to listen to understand and believe how God did it.

After recovering from our shock, we were surprised again: Ken is not just an academic guy with degrees and books littering his office; Ken is someone who is alert to the presence of God.

Come sit with us, hear his left-turn gospel story, and learn practical ways to experience the presence of God.

Highlights:

“I have never regretted any act of obedience … I have always, in the long run, regretted every act of disobedience.” —Ken Boa

“God stoops to conquer.” —Ken Boa

“What is normal in the Scriptures is not typical in this world.” —Ken Boa

“Intimacy energizes and animates activity.” —Ken Boa

“We used to work with a lot of hippies (it takes one to know one), but we never told them to get off drugs. We told them about Jesus.  You will never get rid of something by trying to get rid of it. That’s extinction. You’ll never do it. Instead, you need replacement: Replace the inferior with a greater good…. Then, finding that, you’ll realize that’s what you were looking for all along.” —Ken Boa

Question of the Week for Next Week:

What was your word for 2019–if you had one? How did it go?

Do the Next Thing:

• ​Find Kenneth’s book, Life in the Presence of God: Practices for Living in Light of Eternity here
• Check out Kenneth’s blog with all of his resources (including that app he mentioned!) here