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Signs of Hope
https://youtu.be/nl78l20AGP0
Greg taped this video for the Nomad podcast series called Signs of Hope. He discusses the hope he finds in the death of Christendom, and the rise in the beautiful new, peace-loving, non-violent, Jesus-centered, global movement.
Category: General
Tags: Church, Greg Boyd, Hope, Nomad, Revolution
Topics: The Church
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