Podcast: If Our Names Have Been in the Book of Life Since Before Creation, Are We Still Free?

Freedom in the Subatomic World February 23, 2013

   

Podcast: Was the Fall Predestined? December 4, 2016

Greg considers the relationship between the prophecies about the crucifixion and whether that implies the fall was predestined. Also, Greg does a Barry White impression. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0081.mp3

Evil, St. Augustine, & the “Secret” Higher Harmony January 12, 2015

The problem of evil constitutes the single most difficult challenge to Christian theism. Volumes upon volumes have been written with the express purpose of rationally reconciling the belief in an all-good and all-powerful God with the reality that life is frequently an inescapable nightmare. Indeed, it is not overstating the case to claim that no…

How Calvinism Misses the Point About Salvation November 12, 2015

Calvinists sometimes argue that various passages in John teach that the Father chooses and then “draws” certain people to Christ. Those who are “drawn” certainly come to Christ (John 6:37) while all who are not drawn remain in their sin. For example, John portrays Jesus as repeatedly teaching that “no one can come to me…

Free Will: What about “natural” evil? Was Hurricane Sandy a Free Agent? January 24, 2013

What about natural evil? How does free will help to make sense of this? Greg reflects on the origins of sickness, natural disaster, animal suffering and so on. Hope you’re enjoying the series so far. There’s more to come!

The Risk of Love & the Source of Evil August 26, 2014

On Sunday Greg tweeted the following:  Love IS a tremendous risk. But if humans ever concluded the risk was not worth it, we likely become extinct rather quickly. … Yes, love is risky. It costs us everything, and we sometimes get terribly hurt. But it’s this risk that “makes the world go round.” …  And…