"No, He is not. He is operating on the assumption that as you grow in your understanding of fasting, you will find a nourishment so rich and so complete that it will be completely appropriate that you should anoint your hair and wash your face and be happy." -Dallas Willard⁠

"How did the world get created?—By the word of God. Now, if you think God can create the world by His Word, do you think He can’t feed you by His Word? Tuck that away and think about it, okay? Seriously." -Dallas Willard⁠ ⁠ conversatio.org/solitude-and-s…

The Martin Institute’s Dallas Willard Book Award for 2025 goes to Tyler VanderWeele, A Theology of Health. This book takes life with Christ as essential to human development.

Spiritual theology is a sub-discipline in the theological encyclopedia that painfully few evangelicals have engaged adequately. Talbot's Institute for Spiritual Formation (Kyle Strobel) and their Journal for Spiritual Formation and Soul Care are leading the way.

“I dream of a day when spiritual formation has so saturated all who follow hard after Jesus that they become known to all as experts in how to live well” (Richard Foster). Conversatio Divina Renovaré

Congratulations, Tyler!

“And here I was preaching/ teaching the Kingdom of God, which seemed to me a radical piece of good news, something large. But they translated it back immediately into the world in which they were hoping to be comfortable and retire in security.” - Eugene Peterson

Join us July 29 for a free virtual lecture with Dr. Benjamin Shin from @TalbotTheology. He’ll explore how the church can thrive through mentorship and mission-driven leadership. 🕠 5:30–6:30 p.m. PT 📍 Online Event 🔗 Register here: buff.ly/iJQqLva

My latest for New York Times Opinion on the Catholic, evangelical, and black church responses to Trump’s bill nytimes.com/2025/07/11/opi…

This book is presenting a vision of wholistic human flourishing that is rooted in science and theology. Such an important book. Congratulations to Tyler for winning the Dallas Willard Book Award. @westmont ⁦DallasAWillard⁩ conversatio.org/martin-institu…

Today was demolition day at 909 La Paz Road. In its place, the new Martin Institute complex will provide classrooms, seminar rooms and a covered, outdoor area for receptions, social gatherings and conversations about things that matter. westmont.edu/westmont-news/…

Something Glenn Packiam and I are doing on September 13th. Join us! richvillodas.com/deeply-formed-…

If you’re looking to develop as a preacher, I’d love to have you join this webinar Glenn Packiam and I are leading on Sept 13th. If you can’t make it on that day, you can still gain access to the recording afterwards for 3 months. Hope you’ll join! richvillodas.com

Content available from the Martin Institute Christian Formation Workshop on Models of Divine Transformation. conversatio.org/collections/ch…

On September 13th Glenn Packiam and I will be leading a webinar on preaching. Take a look at the agenda. Would love to have you join! richvillodas.com/deeply-formed-…

SURPRISE!!! Bonus Content Alert ‼️ I sat down with world-renown NT scholar Nijay Gupta to talk about Philippians 1 from scholarly and pastoral perspectives. Catch the full hour at Rockharbor’s YouTube channel below 👇🏾 youtu.be/ZAmJFzBMiFs?si…

When my friend and esteemed NT scholar, Nijay Gupta, heard we were doing a sermon series on Philippians at Rockharbor, he had the idea that we record a conversation on each chapter from biblical studies and pastoral perspectives. Since he’s written academic works on the letter

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Jay Wood ’76, who was recognized as an Inspiring Honoree at Westmont's 85th anniversary. He earned a Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame and taught for 40 years at Wheaton College. legacy.com/us/obituaries/…