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God Became a Zygote

December 15, 2016

Has the Christmas story become so familiar that you’ve lost any sense of how spectacular it is? The great creator of the universe became a microscopic zygote. The all-powerful being who spoke the stars into existence came in a very small and vulnerable way. He crossed an infinite distance to become one of us.

You can watch or listen to the entire sermon here.

Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Christmas, Incarnation, Jesus

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Benefit of the Doubt Is Here! September 16, 2013

Benefit of the Doubt is finally here and you should definitely get yourself a copy! Frank Viola interviewed Greg about the book recently and you can read it over on Frank’s blog Beyond Evangelical. In fact, Frank is so enthusiastic about the book that he added it to his Best 100 Christian Books Ever Written list. Wow. Also,…

Tags: Benefit of the Doubt, Bible, Cruciform Theology, Doubt, Faith, Frank Viola, Greg Boyd, Interview, Jesus

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Tags: God, Incarnation, Jesus

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Tags: Jesus, Kingdom Living, Non-Violence

Topics: Enemy-Loving Non-Violence

Matter Matters January 27, 2013

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Tags: Flesh, Incarnation

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zen Sutherland via Compfight We came across this piece written by Jonathan Storment earlier this month and we had to share it here. The title of the piece is Everyday Idolatry: My God. He does a great job of outlining the ways that we twist God into whatever we need him to be to prop up…

Tags: Bible, God, Jesus, Jonathan Storment, Religious Idolatry, Religious Violence

Change That Is Real December 6, 2016

With the coming of Christ, which we celebrate during the Advent season, the Father, Son, and Spirit made a way for us to be incorporated into the triune fellowship. We are placed in Christ through the power of the Spirit. This doesn’t just change how God views us and relates to us. It changes who…

Tags: Jesus, Kingdom Living, Transformation