Lighten Up: The Down Side of Free Will

Single and an Open Theist—Help! (podcast) June 5, 2019

Greg, Dan, and Barbara talk about looking for love in a chaotic world.  Episode 515 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0515.mp3

How do I avoid feeling like God is absent? December 5, 2008

Question: I used to see God involved in everything and used to believe every event expressed God’s will. After my wife and I lost our child in a tragic accident,  and as a result of reading your books (especially Is God to Blame?),  I came to embrace the warfare worldview and the open view of…

What is the significance of Jeremiah 36:1-6 January 14, 2008

The Lord has Jeremiah write his prophecy on a scroll, telling him, “Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about every disaster I plan to inflict on them, they will each turn from their wicked ways; then I will forgive their wickedness and their sin” (Jer. 36:3). Jeremiah then tells his scribe to take the…

How do you respond to Acts 2:23 and 4:28? January 16, 2008

Question: Acts 2:23 and 4:28 tell us that wicked people crucified Jesus just as God predestined them to do. If this wicked act could be predestined, why couldn’t every other wicked act be predestined? Doesn’t this refute your theory that human acts can’t be free if they are either predestined or foreknown? Answer: In Acts…

Lighten Up: Theology October 19, 2012

I stole this from a reader’s Facebook page. (Thanks Kevin.) It’s good to remember that we don’t really have it all figured out.

Isn’t God “changing his mind” an anthropomorphism? January 21, 2008

Question: Traditionalists argue that passages that refer to God “changing his mind” are anthropomorphic, depicting God in human terms. Open Theists take these passages literally, however. But if you’re going to take these passages literally, it seems you should, for consistency’s sake, also interpret passages about God “coming down” from heaven literally (e.g. Gen. 11:5;…