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From Mescaline to Jesus
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Greg Boyd, Testimonies, The Work of the People
Topics: Following Jesus
In this video clip by The Work of the People, Greg shares the story of how he finally converted from atheism to Christianity. Enjoy!
What’s Your Worth?
Category: General
Tags: God's Love, Unsurpassable Worth
We know what something is worth to someone by what they are willing to pay for it. Out of love for us, God was willing to do nothing less than to go to the farthest…
The Unfaithfulness of Violence
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Non-Violence, Religious Violence, Violence
Topics: Enemy-Loving Non-Violence
For more videos like this be sure to visit The Work of the People.
Lighten Up: Jesus Freaks
Category: Lighten Up
Tags: Coffee With Jesus, Lighten Up, Politics
Image Credit: RadioFreeBabylon.com
Covenant vs. Contract
Category: General
Topics: Faith & Doubt
Here’s another video clip that came out of Greg’s interviews with Travis Reed from The Work of the People. Is your faith covenantal or contractual?
Lighten Up: Bruxy Bloopers
Category: Lighten Up
Tags: Bruxy Cavey, Lighten Up
https://youtu.be/pwV4WTR0nWw We love it when preachers have a well-developed sense of their own silliness.
Jesus and the Reality of Spiritual Warfare
Category: General
Tags: Demons, Jesus, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, Warfare Worldview
Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict
In yesterday’s post, we discussed how challenging it can be to believe in the reality of a spiritual realm in the modern world. Today, let’s look at how Jesus’ ministry relates to this spiritual reality….
4 Reasons to Believe in a Spiritual Realm
Category: General
Tags: Angels, Demons, Spiritual Warfare
Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict
For the last century, a large number of theologians and church leaders have claimed that the biblical view of spiritual warfare—where there is an actual realm where angels and demons exist—is no longer believable. The…
Lighten Up: How to Move Through Fear
Category: Lighten Up
Tags: Fear, Lighten Up
Are you struggling with fear over a new challenge? Here are two simple techniques that might help you to get past it. Have a great weekend everyone! Video credit: Emily Pereira on The Huffington Post
As We Remember MLK
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living, Martin Luther King, Racial Reconciliation
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
If you’ve never read Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail, you should take the time to do so. He wrote the letter to leaders of of the white churches in Birmingham in response to…
Lighten Up: Learning from Kids
Category: Lighten Up
Tags: Forgiveness, Kids, Kindness, Lighten Up
Our football team in Minnesota (the Vikings) lost in the first round of the playoffs last Sunday in a most heartbreaking way due to a missed field goal. The kicker (Blair Walsh) has had to…
Lighten Up: Imperfect People
Category: General
Just in case you were wondering if God could use you. Video credit: RightNow Media
How to be Transformed
Category: General
Tags: Cataphatic Prayer, Imagination, Imaginative Prayer, Prayer, Rest, Transformation
We are transformed as we gaze upon the beauty and glory of God. Paul put it this way, “And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image…
Your Prayers Matter
Category: General
Tags: Free Will, Open Theism, Prayer
My conviction is that many Christians do not pray as passionately as they could because they don’t see how it could make any significant difference. They pray, but they often do so out of sheer…
Merry Christmas from ReKnew
Category: General
Tags: Christmas, Daniel Bonnell, Eustace the Dragon
Bless you all as you celebrate the birth of Jesus today. Here’s another song by Eustace the Dragon to celebrate. Ten Grinches, plus two by Eustace the Dragon Said the night wind to the little…
Conservative/Liberal are not Theological Categories
Category: General
Tags: Jonathan Martin, Kingdom, Politics, Religion
We wanted to repost something by Jonathan Martin today that struck a chord with us about the theological emptiness of political boxes. It’s brief and beautifully written and we hope you’ll read the entire article…
Christmas Music from Eustace the Dragon
Category: General
Tags: Christmas, Eustace the Dragon
Our friends Eustace the Dragon just released a second Christmas EP that we wanted to share with you. You can find the latest Christmas EP here, and you can find last year’s EP here. Merry Christmas…
Faith or Magic?
Category: General
Tags: Covenant, Doubt, Faith, healing, Homosexuality, Magic, Salvation, Sin
Many Christians today treat faith like magic. While the content of what Christians believe is obviously different from pagan practitioners of magic, the way they believe and the motive they have for believing, seems to…