Frank Viola

Writer

Oct 2, 2025

About

FRANK VIOLA author is a speaker, blogger, and bestselling author. Viola helps serious followers of Jesus know their Lord more deeply so they can experience real transformation and make a lasting impact. His blog - frankviola.org - is regularly ranked in the top 5 of all Christian blogs on the Web and his podcast - Christ is All - has ranked #1 in Canada and #2 in the USA on iTunes. Frank Viola has authored many books on the deeper Christian life, including God's Favorite Place on Earth, From Eternity to Here, Reimagining Church, Revise Us Again, and Jesus Manifesto (with Leonard Sweet). He lives in Florida.

Posts (2)

Apr 3, 2019 ∙ 2 min

Why the Religious Elite Hated Jesus: Don't Fear Rejection!

Share 0 The religious elite ignored Him as long as they could. Since Jesus sported no theological degrees and wasn’t part of the pastors guild, they didn’t take Him seriously. He was not credible in their eyes. But they could only follow this course for so long. His influence grew so large that they couldn’t ignore Him any longer. So they must extend to Him the credibility of engagement. They came out with all guns blazing, seeking to refute Him. First, their pushback was targeted at the...

Jul 15, 2018 ∙ 4 min

Five Secrets I Wish Older Christians Had Told Me

“The man who views the world at 50 the same way he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.” ~ Muhammad Ali I wish older Christians told me these five lessons when I was in my 20s. It would have saved me a lot of aggravation, frustration, discouragement, [fill in the blank]. Here they are … 1) Things aren’t always what they seem. In my youth, I quickly drew conclusions without hearing the whole side of a story from all parties involved. Regrettably, I still see this happen today, even among...