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The Phinehas vs. Jesus Conundrum
Category: Essays
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Essay, Jesus, OT Violence, Phinehas, Violence
Topics: Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
I’ll be frank. This is not a blog that will be easy for some people to read. But it’s a blog I believe every follower of Jesus should read – even if you have to…
Peter Enns Doesn’t Believe in God
Category: General
Tags: Belief, Peter Enns, Trust
R’eyes via Compfight Peter Enns is the master at creating blog titles that are both clever and provocative. The other day he wrote a post that he entitled Why I Don’t Believe in God Anymore. As…
The Image of God
Category: General
Tags: Father, Jesus, Picture of God, Religious Idolatry
Distorted from digma.com Is the image of God you hold in your heart one that attracts or repels you?
Lighten Up: Making Friends
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Lighten Up
Maybe we need to start putting these in churches…or government buildings.
Sermon: The Twist
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Anabaptists, Bible, Jesus, Sermons
In this sermon clip, Greg Boyd discusses how when you read a book with a twist ending, the ending reframes the entire story. The Bible is no different. In this sermon, Greg shows how Jesus’…
Anti-American?
Category: General
Tags: Kurt Willems, Nationalism, Religious Idolatry
Kurt Willems posted a response to the accusation he often gets that he’s anti-American. He also included a video of Greg giving his own response to this question. Take a look! From Kurt’s blog: I…
The REAL Problem with Divine Violence in the OT
Category: Essays
Tags: Bible, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Essay, God, Jesus, Violence
Topics: Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
As I mentioned in my previous blog, while I will continue to offer video-blogs responding to questions that come in, I’m also planning on sprinkling in reflections based on my forthcoming book, Crucifixion of the…
Are Evangelicals an Endangered Species?
Category: General
Tags: Conflict, Division, Evangelism, Missions, Theology, Unity
Joits via Compfight Tim Suttle offered some thoughts on the Huffington Post a few days ago about the state of evangelicalism and what is needed to keep it from going the way of the dinosaurs….
Reflections on Divine Violence in the Old Testament
Category: Essays
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Essay, Jesus, Love, Old Testament, Picture of God, Violence
Topics: Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
As some of you know, for the last five years I’ve been working on a book addressing the problem of divine violence in the OT. (For alleged violence in the NT, see Thomas R. Yoder…
Freedom in the Subatomic World
Category: General
Tags: Free Will, Michio Kaku, Open Theism, Quantum Physics
Eustace the Dragon at Woodland Hills Tonight!
Category: General
Tags: Eustace the Dragon, Woodland Hills Church
Sorry about the last minute notice, but if you’re in the Twin Cities you should join us tonight for a coffee house concert with Eustace the Dragon at Woodland Hills. They’re playing from 7-9. Coffee…
Lighten Up: Secret Mission
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Coffee With Jesus, Humor, Lighten Up
Cartoon from RadioFreeBabylon.com
Ana-What?
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Anabaptists, Greg Boyd, Sermons, Tradition, Woodland Hills Church
In this sermon clip from last weekend, Greg discusses how throughout Scripture, we see a strong emphasis on positive traditions in the Church. In both the Old and New Testament, God repeatedly calls his people…
A Lenten Meditation on Jesus in the Desert
Category: General
Tags: Fasting, Jesus in the Desert, Lent
http://youtu.be/P-6a25Yo2wE Beautiful.
Love in Unexpected Places
Category: General
Tags: Iran, Israel, Israel loves Iran, Peacemaking, Ronny Edry
Here’s a letter we received from a reader pointing us to this TED talk: Hi, My Name is Austin. I’ve been a podrishoner at Woodland Hills Church for the past 3 years and frequently visit…
Uncrossed
Category: General
Tags: David R. Henson, Jesus, Mark Driscoll, Picture of God, Religious Idolatry, Violence
Did any of you catch SNL this weekend? They did a parody of Tarantino’s DJango Unchained called DJesus Uncrossed. Many were deeply offended by the depiction of Jesus in this, but David R. Henson blogged…
The Dehumanizing Effects of Gender Roles
Category: General
Tags: Fully Human, Gender Roles, Legalism, Rachel Held Evans
Daniel DeCristo via Compfight Rachel Held Evans posted this really wonderful blog about the absurd legalism of gender roles. She not only calls out the legalism of these roles, but also the ways that we become…
Lighten Up: Sin
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Confession, Humor, Lighten Up, Sin
Might as well confess.
The Rorschach Test
Category: Essays
Tags: Essay, God, Non-Violence, Open Theism, Rorschach Test, Truth
Topics: Biblical Interpretation
The choices we make will either increase or decrease our ability to recognize light when we see it. As we choose goodness, we increase our capacity for goodness. What do you see when you read the…