Greg Boyd

Podcast: Are We All Living in a Computer Simulation?

Category:

Greg ponders the possibility that everything we experience is computer generated.   http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0288.mp3

Read Post

What Is God’s Glory?

Category:
Tags: , , , , ,

In John 12 we find a view of God’s glory that challenges many modern notions of what the glory of God means. In this passage, we find that Jesus was “troubled” by the cross that…

Read Post

Podcast: Can the God of Cruciform Theology Be Considered Ethical?

Category: ,
Tags: ,

Divine duplicity? Or Holy Handiwork? Greg considers the imperfections of the Old Testament and considers God’s role therein.   http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0287.mp3

Read Post

Why Did Jesus Cry Out that God Had Forsaken Him?

Category:
Tags: , ,
Verse:

At the climax of Jesus’ suffering on the cross, Jesus cries out: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Mt 27:46) It’s a jarring moment in the narrative. To forsake is to abandon….

Read Post

Podcast: Is God Outside of Time?

Category:
Tags: , ,

Greg discusses the nature of time, the importance of sequence, and the centrality of poetry.   http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0286.mp3

Read Post

Myth of a Christian Nation: The Musical (Saturday Art Share)

Category:
Tags:

This is a song by Showbread, off their album “Who Can Know It” The Lyrics: I’m tired of being filed into classrooms And made to sit in pews Made subject to the tyranny of scriptures…

Read Post

Podcast: If the Cross is the FULL Revelation of God, Why Do We Even Need All the Rest?

Category:
Tags: , ,

Greg discusses the summation of the Bible in the crucifixion.   http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0285.mp3

Read Post

The Law of Love

Category:
Tags: , , ,

Without love, absolutely nothing is of any significance. Paul made this point when he wrote: If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a…

Read Post

Podcast: If the Crucifixion Is God’s Victory Over Satan, Why Does Satan Keep Fighting?

Category:
Tags: ,

Greg talks already-but-not-yet, perspectives of the principalities, and the toilsome life of a muon.   http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0284.mp3

Read Post

How Important Is the Cross?

Category:

“God is love” (1 Jn 4:8). Pretty much every Christian accepts this. The problem, though, is that our understanding about what, exactly, love is remains obscure. Discussions on the nature of love can easily devolve…

Read Post

Podcast: What Should I Do If My Friends Call Me a Heretic?

Category:
Tags:

Greg talks about the burden of novelty. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0283.mp3 Photo by Lily Lvnatikk on Unsplash

Read Post

Podcast: How Do You Teach a Cruciform Hermeneutic from the Pulpit?

Category:
Tags: ,

Greg talks about infallibility and inerrancy.  http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0281.mp3

Read Post

What Is an Idol?

Category:
Tags: , ,

We all believe lies about God that have caused us to mistrust him and therefore to look elsewhere for life. This is what an idol is. It’s anything we try to use to fill what…

Read Post

Podcast: Where Does Omniscience Fit In Within Open Theism?

Category:
Tags: , , ,

Greg pontificates on what God knows.  http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0280.mp3

Read Post

The Holy Spirit Behind the Scenes

Category:
Tags: , ,

In John 17 we read Jesus’ prayer to be one with each another in Christ. Jesus prayed that his disciples … may be one. As you, Father are in me and I am in you,…

Read Post

Podcast: Dear Greg: What Should I Do If My Husband Wants a Divorce Due To His Desire to Live as a Gay Man?

Category:
Tags: , ,

God is a God of broken covenants. Greg considers broken covenants and what to do in the rubble of one.   http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0279.mp3

Read Post

Podcast: What Should A Christian Do When A President Refers to Other Nations as S*#!hole Countries?

Category:

Greg engages supposed incendiary comments of President Trump.  http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0277.mp3

Read Post

The Root of Broken Relationships

Category:
Tags: , , ,

God’s goal for creation is for us to receive his perfect love in such a way that we all become prisms that reflect this love. However, you don’t have to look very far to notice…

Read Post

Podcast: Dear Greg: What Should Joshua Do?

Category:
Tags:

Greg counsels a job seeker in his first attempt at an advice column. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0276.mp3

Read Post

Final Thoughts on Copan’s Critique of Crucifixion of the Warrior God

Category:
Tags: , ,
Topics:

I want to sincerely thank Paul Copan for his well-researched critique of Crucifixion of the Warrior God (CWG) that I’ve been responding to over the last several weeks. He exposed areas in my work that…

Read Post
Search Tips

Simple Search

Detailed Search

  • Category

  • Filter by Tag:

  • Show Only Posts Related to Verse:

  • Filter by Topic:

  • Clear all filters