Greg Boyd
The “Heresy” of Failing to Love
In what is hands-down the most amazing prayer ever recorded, Jesus prayed to his Father that his disciples “may be one…just as you are in me and I am in you” so that “the world…
Sinful Accusers and Capital Punishment
Category: General
Tags: Judgement, Sin
The Pharisees brought to Jesus a woman they had caught in the act of adultery (Jn 8:3-4; where was the guilty man?). They wanted to see how this increasingly popular, would-be Messiah, might respond. Their…
If God is already doing the most he can do, how does prayer increase his influence?
Category: Q&A
Tags: God, Prayer, Problem of Evil, Providence, Q&A
Topics: Defending the Open View, Hearing God, Prayer, Providence, Predestination and Free Will
Question: If God always does the most that he can in every tragic situation, as you claim in Satan and the Problem of Evil, how can you believe that prayer increases his influence, as you…
If God anticipates each possibility perfectly, how does he differ from the “frozen God” of classical theism?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Foreknowledge, God, Open Theism, Q&A
Topics: Attributes and Character, Defending the Open View
Question: If God anticipates each and every possibility as if each were only possibility, how does God ever experience novelty and adventure? It seems that a God who perfectly anticipated (from all eternity) every single…
If God shouldn’t get blamed when free agents do evil, why should he be thanked when they do good?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Free Will, Predestination, Q&A
Topics: Providence, Predestination and Free Will, The Problem of Evil
Scripture tells us that every good gift comes from God the Father who “does not change like shifting shadows” (Ja 1:17). I interpret this to mean that God is always good and that he’s always…
My Review of “The Adjustment Bureau”
Category: General
Tags: Pop Culture, Reviews
David (Matt Damon) meets Elise (Emily Blunt) and their attraction is instant and powerful. Consequently, David becomes determined to pursue a relationship with her. Unfortunately, some mysterious men in suits and hats who possess bizarre…
Rob Bell is NOT a Universalist (and I actually read “Love Wins”)
Category: General
On the basis of a publisher’s promotional paragraph and an advertising video in which Rob Bell questions someone’s certainty that Ghandi is in hell, Justin Taylor sounded the web-wide alarm that Rob Bell’s forthcoming book…
Baby Universalism and Reasonable Infanticide
Category: General
Tags: Afterlife, Problem of Evil, Salvation
Here’s a perfectly random brain stimulator: In contemporary western Christianity it is almost universally assumed that deceased babies automatically go to heaven. I call this the doctrine of “baby universalism” (similar to “canine universalism” =…
“Unclean” Animals and the Corruption of Creation
Category: General
Tags: Animals, Problem of Evil
I’ve always been a bit mystified over the distinction between “clean” and “unclean” animals in the OT. I have read several attempts to justify this distinction on the grounds that the former were healthier —…
A Revolutionary Kiss
Category: General
Tags: Non-Violence
Amidst the violent protests calling for a revolution in Egypt we find a reminder of the utterly unique kind of revolution Jesus calls us to. Love, bless, pray for, do good to — and yes,…
Gays and God’s Beebe Bird Massacre
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Current Events, Problem of Evil
So, what about those thousands of birds that died suddenly in Beebe Arkansas on New Years Eve? Some say it was caused by fireworks. Others say it more likely was due to hail or lightening….
NDY Gig…You’re Invited!
Category: General
“Yeh, that’s me on the drums…in the spotlight…doing a solo….having a blast….being worshiped once again by our lead singer Dave (notice his hands in air) and the rest of the band. I tell Dave all…
My Car Crash and the Open View
Category: General
Tags: Open Theism, Prayer
Last Saturday night Shelley and I were involved in a rather serious four car crash on a local highway. One person was hospitalized, and I’m being treated for neck pain and an on-going dull headache….
What God Doesn’t Know (According to W.L.Craig)
Category: General
Tags: Open Theism
Hello bloggers. Here’s Part II of my response to Bill Craig’s podcast critique of the open model of providence. As I see it, the central difference between Craig’s position (Molinism) and my own (open theism)…
Responding to Craig’s Recent Critique
Category: General
Hello internet friends, I haven’t been blogging much lately because I’ve been super-obsessed with research on the book of Revelation in preparation for a chapter addressing its apparent violence for a forthcoming book for…
The Magi and an Arbitrary Massacre
Category: General
Tags: Problem of Evil, Violence
On a cool fall night in Bethlehem, late in the 34th year of the reign of king Herod, a peasant family of five sleeps quietly in a one room shanty at the edge of town….
Before We Were “NDY”
Category: General
Here’s a pic of me and my band several decades ago. Back in the 60’s and 70’s, long before we became famous as Not Dead Yet, we clunked out very amateurish hippie tunes as an…
A Vampire Movie Worth Seeing!
Category: General
The other night I accompanied my son Nathan to a vampire movie entitled “Let Me In.” While I like intelligent scary movies, I don’t care much for vampire flicks, and I hate gore. But I’ll…
Our Adorable New Granddaughter!
Category: General
Hello Blogging Friends, I know the apostle Paul says that “love doesn’t boast,” but surely he didn’t intend to rule out grandparents boasting about their children and grandchildren! My daughter Alisha and son-in-law Tim have…
“Not Dead Yet” Returns!
Category: General
ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLE??!!! That’s right ladies and gentlemen, my band (NDY) will be playing Friday night, Oct 8, at the Dugout Bar in Mahtomedi (Suburb of St. Paul), from 8 – 12. We…