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Review of Claiborne’s “The Irresistible Revolution”

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One of the best books on Kingdom living I’ve read in the last year’s is Shane Claiborne’s The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical. I heartily recommend reading it. This young man has got…

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If every effect has a cause, how can there be free choice?

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The most common argument given in defense of determinism is that it’s implied in the nature of causation. Every event has a cause, and this cause accounts for the event being the way it is….

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Capitalism and Greed

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It’s hard to deny that capitalism is the best economic system around. It creates wealth far better than feudalism, communism, socialism or any other system one could name. But for all its advantages, capitalism has…

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The Wrong “Bulls-Eye”: Reflections on the “Christian Left”

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As it has since the fourth century, the Church today for the most part operates with a Constantinian (“power-over”) paradigm. Because of this, most socially concerned Christians are inclined to define the Church’s mission as…

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Misery

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Well, I’d hoped to post something insightful by today, but sorry folks, I’m brain dead. Saturday night I got hit with something nasty. The last four days have been spent sneezing, coughing and groaning. My…

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Why is America Becoming More Politically Divided?

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I watched a 20/20 special the other night on politics in America. The show explored the “growing political divide” in our country. Here’s some of the information found in this program. * Since the early…

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Hats off

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My hats off to the “God-loving” and “God-fearing” Marcia. Most excellent. See, quality takes time. And does anybody know anyone else who says “Bug!” when they’re peeved? One of the things I love about Marcia…

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NOT DEAD YET!!!!!!!!

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this is Marcia…ok, first I just have to say, RUDE!insensitiveimpatientBUG! GB needs to chill.he simply can’t get over the messy room issue. DUDE! but, since I’m a mature, gracious, God-loving & fearing woman, I will…

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About the NDY blog thing

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Heh folks, Yes, Marcia WILL BE giving a pictorial blog on the NDY debut later… like I PROMISED in my previous blog. A slight delay it seems. Marcia has read parts of my forthcoming book…

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The Iowa Caucus

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A hum …. hello? Obama and Huckabee victors? Now, I’m of course not one to say “I told you so,” so I won’t… but just FYI, I did. (See previous blog) Let’s see if I’m…

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Very Random Reflections to Start The New Year

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HAPPY NEW YEAR all you internet lovers of truth!! Yes yes yes, a little belated. So what. Time is relative. Well, this blog is called RANDOM reflections, and the blog today will show why. I’m…

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The Cosmic Dance Project

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The story behind The Cosmic Dance The idea for The Cosmic Dance arose out of Greg’s sharing his latest ideas with his small group (the three couples he and his wife Shelley share life with)….

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Bio

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Greg Boyd received his Ph. D. from Princeton Theological Seminary (1988), his M.Div. from Yale Divinity School (1982) and his B.A. from the University of Minnesota (1979). He was a professor of theology for 16…

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Six Theses of the Warfare Worldview

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The trinitarian warfare worldview seeks to reconcile our experience of radical evil with the conviction that reality is created and sustained by an all-loving, all-powerful God. Six principles form the foundation for this view. These…

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The Stillborn God

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Hello virtual friends of the wonderful internet reality, Hope you all had a great Christmas. Mine was exhaustingly delightful. It’s a bit ironic, but on Christmas Eve I starting reading a book entitled The Stillborn…

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Merry Christmas!

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I and my Christus Victor Teamwant to wish all of youwho occasion this blogand support this ministrya veryMerry Christmas. Be blessedGreg

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Why did Jesus say “buy a sword”?

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Hope you’re all enjoying the Christmas season. Here’s a question I’ve gotten a dozen times in the last several weeks: If Jesus is opposed to violence, why did he tell his disciples to buy swords…

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Spiritual Journey

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Over the years I’ve given bits and pieces of my testimony about how I came to Christ in sermons and books, but I’ve never woven all these pieces together into a single narrative. Many have…

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Vita

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Dr. Gregory A. Boyd Ministry Greg Boyd’s ministry is driven by the conviction that the it is as important to worship God with all your mind as it is to worship him with all your…

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Was the Christian Security Guard a Hero?

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On December 9, Matthew Murray walked onto the campus of New Life Church in Colorado Springs and began shooting at people. He killed one person and wounded several others before a volunteer church security guard,…

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