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Lighten Up: To and ‘Fro

boyd mafiaYep, that’s Greg on the right when he was a teenager. And the ‘fro is legit. No perms for this guy.

Note from the editor: I once cut Greg’s hair when I was 14 years old and he was 17 years old and sporting this perm. He ended up with bald spots all over his head. (Who let’s a 14-year old cut his hair?) Wish I had a photo of that.

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Bio

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 years at Bethel University (St. Paul, MN) where he received the Teaching Excellence Award and Campus Leadership Award. He is…

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Lighten Up: Appreciating Life

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Greg Boyd’s Testimony and Spiritual Pilgrimage from Roberta Winter Institute on Vimeo. We thought you might be interested in hearing Greg’s testimony that he shared when he spoke recently at the Roberta Winter Institute. Enjoy!