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Lighten Up: Loving Your Political Enemies

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Secularism vs. Atheism

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Do you know the difference between secularism and atheism? Now you do…

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Is Faith Inherently Irrational?

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Is Faith Inherently Irrational? Many people seem to assume that faith is giving credence to things that don’t make much sense and for which there is little or no evidence. Take the doctrine of the…

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Speaking of Tragedies

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Since we’ve been reflecting on recent tragedies and the varying responses to them, we thought we would add this voice to the mix. This article from the New Yorker points out the differences in media…

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The Benefit of the Doubt

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In my last two posts (here and here) I’ve given five arguments against the common way Evangelical Christians tend to think about faith. More specifically, I’m calling into question the assumption that a person’s faith…

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Lighten Up: Pray

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Greg and Paul Tag Team to Answer Your Questions

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Greg Boyd and Paul Eddy answered questions submitted from Woodland Hills Church and podcasters during all three services this last Saturday and Sunday. They covered a wide range of topics so, chances are, you’ll find…

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Why Racial Reconciliation Matters

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Rachel Held Evans invited Grace Biskie to reflect on racial reconciliation on her blog this week. Grace’s perspective is an important one to hear. Check out Church Stories: A Plea to Engage in Racial Reconciliation….

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A Cross-Centered Evaluation of Responses to Tragedy

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I’d like to pick up where I left off on my previous post about Draper’s article entitled “Aurora shooting inspires various perspectives on God and belief.” Toward the end of his article, Draper reports on an…

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Tragedy Strikes and Coherence Goes Out the Window

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I encourage you to read Aurora shooting inspires various perspectives on God and belief, written by Electa Draper and published on the front page of the Denver Post Monday. The article shows how differently believers…

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You’re Invited!

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Greg will be speaking at Mars Hill in Michigan on Sunday, August 26th if you’d like to come and hear him. Join us if you can!

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True Serenity

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Andrew Sullivan pointed readers today to this meditation on two sources of spiritual serenity. Rather than relying on the absence of conflict or our own privilege, the writer asks us to go deeper to the…

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Lighten Up: When God Drags Us

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How often do you think God drags you? We suspect, out of love, he does this quite a bit.

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From the Heart: Letters of Thanks

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Periodically we’d like to post testimonies that come to us via reader emails. We’re so grateful that this ministry has a real life impact on so many, and getting these letters makes it all worthwhile….

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Rethinking Our View of Faith

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The second conviction of the “ReKnew Manifesto” is that we need to rethink what it means to have faith. It’s my impression that many, if not most, Evangelical Christians associate their assurance that they’re “saved”…

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Lighten Up: Election Season Blues

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It’s a little sad (but still pretty funny) that there are actual campaign posters similar to this one. The next time you get fed up or discouraged with all the over-the-top election ads, you might…

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Religion and Politics in Israel

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This article, sent to us last week from a blog reader (thanks Beth!), discusses the problems that were created when Israel fused religion with politics. We aren’t endorsing all of the assumptions of the author, but it’s…

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This Week’s Sermon: Sledge Hammer Faith

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Greg is feverishly working on a new book on faith and doubt and he decided to preach on this topic for a couple of weeks. He’s also been dealing with this topic on the blog…

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Biblical Versus Magical Faith: Reflections on the ReKnew Manifesto

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The second core conviction of the “ReKnew Manifesto” is that we believe it is time for the Church to re-think common assumptions about faith. Faith is at the heart of what it means to follow…

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Quotes to Chew On: Confronting Non-Christians

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“When Christians confront people on the basis of presuppositions not shared by the people they confront, they come across as rude (hence unloving, I Cor. 13:4-5) and usually render the gospel less credible to the…

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