Bob Ekblad, is executive director of Tierra Nueva and The People’s Seminary in Burlington, Washington. A minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), he holds a ThD in Old Testament and is known internationally for his courses and workshops on reading the Bible.  Bob and his wife Gracie minister at Tierra Nueva and at their home-based retreat centre New Earth Refuge (see www.tierra-nueva.org and/or www.bobekblad.com). They have three children.  He is also the author of 'A New Christian Manifesto' and 'Reading the Bible with the damned'.  His passion is to see leaders recruited, equipped and empowered by the Holy Spirit to minister to society's least.  He teaches courses in Biblical studies in missions at Regent College in Vancouver, BC, The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, Seattle and Westminster Theological Centre in the UK and leads workshops around the world on jail/prison ministry and missions.

A Transforming Otherness

Redemption not Deportation 2/2/2010

Prophesy and Reconciliation

God Loves and Calls Violent Men

Following Abraham and Sarah out of Babylon

The Word of God ... Through the Toilet Bowl

“Don’t fret about the wicked: the meek will inherit the earth”

Jesus' Surprising Offer of Living Cocaine

Berries, Farmers, and Workers: Endangered Species

Journeying with Moses

Finding Refuge in God's New Earth

Subjects of Their Own Liberation: Facilitating Dialogue in a Monologue World

"I Need a Beating" - Reading for Good News among Mexican Immigrants and Inmates Submerged in the Bad News

Jacob and Esau Behind Bars: Resisting Rejection by the "Elect" in Genesis 25-27

From Intimacy to Revolution: Receiving the Full Prophetic Experience in the Body of Christ

Against the Laws: Incarceration as Re-evaluation of the Natural World

Reading the BIBLE with the Damned