ReKnew
Sermon: We The Church
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Anabaptists, Church, Constantine, Identity in Christ, Woodland Hills Church
The Anabaptists saw that the building is not the Church. God wants to dwell on this Earth, but it is not in a building. It is in his people. In this brief clip, Greg traces…
Thinking Biblically?
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Cruciform Theology, Humility, Micah J Murray, Rachel Held Evans, Religious Idolatry
Olga Caprotti via Compfight Micah J. Murray over at Redemption Pictures posted this reflection called Beware of Thinking Biblically. The image of a google search on the topic is worth the price of admission. Christians throw…
Ralph D. Winter Lectureship
Category: General
Tags: Missions, Ralph D. Winter, Warfare Worldview
Greg has been invited to give this year’s lectures for “The Ralph D. Winter Lectureship,” this April 25 and 26. Greg’s lectures will be on the Biblical Warfare Worldview and its implications for understanding evil,…
Peter Enns Doesn’t Believe in God
Category: General
Tags: Belief, Peter Enns, Trust
R’eyes via Compfight Peter Enns is the master at creating blog titles that are both clever and provocative. The other day he wrote a post that he entitled Why I Don’t Believe in God Anymore. As…
The Image of God
Category: General
Tags: Father, Jesus, Picture of God, Religious Idolatry
Distorted from digma.com Is the image of God you hold in your heart one that attracts or repels you?
Lighten Up: Making Friends
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Lighten Up
Maybe we need to start putting these in churches…or government buildings.
Sermon: The Twist
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Anabaptists, Bible, Jesus, Sermons
In this sermon clip, Greg Boyd discusses how when you read a book with a twist ending, the ending reframes the entire story. The Bible is no different. In this sermon, Greg shows how Jesus’…
Anti-American?
Category: General
Tags: Kurt Willems, Nationalism, Religious Idolatry
Kurt Willems posted a response to the accusation he often gets that he’s anti-American. He also included a video of Greg giving his own response to this question. Take a look! From Kurt’s blog: I…
Are Evangelicals an Endangered Species?
Category: General
Tags: Conflict, Division, Evangelism, Missions, Theology, Unity
Joits via Compfight Tim Suttle offered some thoughts on the Huffington Post a few days ago about the state of evangelicalism and what is needed to keep it from going the way of the dinosaurs….
Freedom in the Subatomic World
Category: General
Tags: Free Will, Michio Kaku, Open Theism, Quantum Physics
Eustace the Dragon at Woodland Hills Tonight!
Category: General
Tags: Eustace the Dragon, Woodland Hills Church
Sorry about the last minute notice, but if you’re in the Twin Cities you should join us tonight for a coffee house concert with Eustace the Dragon at Woodland Hills. They’re playing from 7-9. Coffee…
Lighten Up: Secret Mission
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Coffee With Jesus, Humor, Lighten Up
Cartoon from RadioFreeBabylon.com
Ana-What?
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Anabaptists, Greg Boyd, Sermons, Tradition, Woodland Hills Church
In this sermon clip from last weekend, Greg discusses how throughout Scripture, we see a strong emphasis on positive traditions in the Church. In both the Old and New Testament, God repeatedly calls his people…
A Lenten Meditation on Jesus in the Desert
Category: General
Tags: Fasting, Jesus in the Desert, Lent
http://youtu.be/P-6a25Yo2wE Beautiful.
Love in Unexpected Places
Category: General
Tags: Iran, Israel, Israel loves Iran, Peacemaking, Ronny Edry
Here’s a letter we received from a reader pointing us to this TED talk: Hi, My Name is Austin. I’ve been a podrishoner at Woodland Hills Church for the past 3 years and frequently visit…
Uncrossed
Category: General
Tags: David R. Henson, Jesus, Mark Driscoll, Picture of God, Religious Idolatry, Violence
Did any of you catch SNL this weekend? They did a parody of Tarantino’s DJango Unchained called DJesus Uncrossed. Many were deeply offended by the depiction of Jesus in this, but David R. Henson blogged…
The Dehumanizing Effects of Gender Roles
Category: General
Tags: Fully Human, Gender Roles, Legalism, Rachel Held Evans
Daniel DeCristo via Compfight Rachel Held Evans posted this really wonderful blog about the absurd legalism of gender roles. She not only calls out the legalism of these roles, but also the ways that we become…
Lighten Up: Sin
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Confession, Humor, Lighten Up, Sin
Might as well confess.
Do You Need to Starve a Little?
Category: General
Tags: Ash Wednesday, Fasting, Idolatry, Jesus, Kurt Willems, Lent
Sarah (Rosenau) Korf via Compfight Here’s a challenging reflection on Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent by Kurt Willems. He notes that Lent is a season where we choose to starve ourselves of our…