Greg Boyd
Frank Viola’s Interview With Greg: OT Violence and the Spirit World
Category: General
Tags: Frank Viola, Old Testament, Spiritual Warfare, Violence
I have not yet personally met Frank Viola, but over the last several years we’ve conversed and debated a good deal, to the point that I consider him a good friend. He is one of…
Podcast: When Will God Find Me a Spouse?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: God's Will, Marriage
Greg discusses God’s role in romance. Is God the Omni-Matchmaker? Does love happen only for the faithful? Will Mitch find his one true love? Answers to these questions, and MORE, in this romance-filled episode! http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0221.mp3
Podcast: Is it a Sin to NOT Have Kids?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Kids
Does the command to be fruitful and multiply mean that it is a sin to not have kids. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0220.mp3
Podcast: What About Guns?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Guns, Non-Violence, Violence
Greg shoots straight in this controversial episode on guns. He also tells the tale of the time he shot the German Luger. Also, Dan corrupts the youth (as per typical). http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0219.mp3 Image from www.quotecatalog.com
Podcast: What is the Difference Between Open Theism and Process Thought?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Objections to Open Theism, Open Future, Open Theism, Process Theology, Trinity and Process
Greg openly processes the major differences between Open Theism and Process Thought. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0218.mp3
Podcast: Is an Open Future World a Logically Possible World?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Open Future, Open Theism
Greg gets technical in this abstract, yet profound, introduction to an open theist’s interpretation of the square of opposition. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0217.mp3
Cruciform Theology in Four Steps
Category: General
Tags: Cross, Cruciform Theology, God's Love
Topics: Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
The culmination of the biblical narrative of the cross reframes everything about who God is, what it means to have faith in God, and how we read the Bible! The entire Old Testament leading up…
Podcast: What Does God Actually DO in the World?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Open Future, Open Theism
Greg discusses what a God, who takes his hands off of us, who gives up control for us, who accommodates for us, actually does in the world. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0215.mp3
Podcast: What is ‘Deep Literalism’?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Hermeneutics
Greg discusses different levels of literalism and does a darn good impersonation of Garth Brooks. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0214.mp3
How Jesus Cursed the Curse
Category: General
Tags: Peace, Spiritual Warfare
People who have committed to following Jesus are called to mimic even this aspect of Jesus’ life. As much as possible, we are to model what creation will look like when God’s Kingdom is fully…
Podcast: Must a Kingdom Pacifist Be a Political Pacifist?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Non-Violence, Pacifism
Greg discusses different levels of pacifism. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0213.mp3
Who Rules Governments? God or Satan? Part 2
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Government, Open Theism, Power, Satan
In the previous post, I raised the question of how we reconcile the fact that the Bible depicts both God and Satan as the ruler of nations, and I discussed some classical ways this has…
Podcast: What Do You Do When Your Spouse Walks Away From Faith?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Marriage
Greg discusses dealing with spouses who do not believe. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0212.mp3
Podcast: How Important is it to Accept the Historical Validity of the Virgin Birth?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Jesus' Divinity
Greg discusses the potential sainthood of Joseph, and the importance of the virgin birth. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0211.mp3
Who Rules Governments? God or Satan? Part 1
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Government, Open Theism, Power, Satan
Running throughout Scripture is the motif that depicts God as the ultimate ruler of the nations. On the other hand, the NT teaches that the ruler of nations is Satan. What do we do with…
Podcast: What’s the Deal with the Laying on of Hands?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Prayer
Greg and Dan get touchy in this very handy episode on ‘the laying on of hands.’ http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0210.mp3
Satan or God: Who Tempted David to Sin?
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology
The author of 2 Samuel says that Yahweh caused David to sin by taking a census of his military personnel (2 Sam 24:1) while the author of 1 Chronicles attributes this temptation to Satan (1…
Podcast: Are You a Christian Anarchist?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg dabbled in Christian Anarchism. This is his tale… http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0209.mp3
Podcast: How Do You Understand God’s Promises to Israel?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Israel
Greg discusses God’s promises to Israel. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0208.mp3
Did God Kill King Saul?
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology
When we approach Scripture with the assumption that it is all God-breathed for the purpose of bearing witness to Christ, even the most trivial contradictions in Scripture can acquire theological significance. This is what I…