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The Cosmic Dance Origin Story
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Greg Boyd, Open Theism, Science, The Cosmic Dance, Theology
In this video, Greg introduces The Cosmic Dance, by explaining what motivated him to write this quirky little book. If you live near the Twin Cities, come to the launch party Friday June 24th where you…
No Room for Judgment
Category: General
Tags: Homosexuality, Judgment, LGBTQ, Love
Topics: Following Jesus
In the light of the horrible violence in Orlando, and in response to the sickening judgmental statements that some Christian leaders have been making since the mass shooting about the victims who belong to the…
Friday Lights: Connection
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Friday Lights, Inspiration
Each Friday we post content sent to us by our readers that is inspiring, funny, lighthearted or just generally fun. If you’d like more information on submitting content for this feature you can get more information here.
Nothing but Christ Crucified
Category: General
Tags: Cross, Good News, Identity in Christ, Jesus
One of the most remarkable expressions of the all-encompassing nature of the cross is reflected in an incidental, but extremely important, comment that Paul made in his First Letter to the Corinthians. He noted that…
Friday Lights: Megan’s Story
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Compassion, Friday Lights, Hope, Poverty
Each Friday we post content sent to us by our readers that is inspiring, funny, lighthearted or just generally fun. If you’d like more information on submitting content for this feature you can get more information here. …
Doubt as a Companion to Faith
Category: General
Tags: Doubt, Faith
A true and living faith is never a destination; it’s a journey. And to move forward on this journey we need doubt. Faith is not based on certainty. Think of it this way. We often…
A ReKnew Website Primer
Category: General
Tags: Curiosity, Knowledge, ReKnew, Theology
In many ways, the ReKnew website has become something like an introductory systematic theology resource centered around the beautiful God we find in Jesus. It is a resource that helps us rethink twelve core theological…
Friday Lights: Kindness
Category: Lighten Up
Tags: Friday Lights, Inspiration, Kindness, Light
This story is from our own backyard here in the Twin Cities. Alana Kish and her young daughter Annie (who calls herself a “kindness fairy”) have made it their mission to spread kindness wherever they…
What God Requires
Category: General
Tags: Love, Obedience
Topics: Following Jesus
The reason we were created and what we are called to be is summed up in one word: love. The central defining truth of those who follow Jesus is that in Christ God ascribed unsurpassable…
Why God Made You
Category: General
Tags: Love, Trinity
The life God has for each one of us is a life of perfect love, one that eternally unites us with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is why God made us. It’s what…
The Easiest (and Hardest) Spiritual Discipline
Category: General
Tags: Practicing the Presence of God, Prayer
The glory of God surrounds you every second of every day. What a profound truth! But most of the time—like a dark cloud blocking the sun—the mental chatter about the past and the future keeps…
Dancing with the Triune God
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Judgment, Kingdom Living, Practicing the Presence of God, The Work of the People
Topics: Hearing God, Prayer
What does it mean to live in the presence of God now? How do we do this? What does it mean to be in the presence of God for eternity? In this video produced by…
Friday Lights: The Bee
Category: Lighten Up
Tags: Bible, Friday Lights, Violence
Ever heard of The Babylon Bee? It’s a satirical site, sort of like The Onion for Christians. Several of our readers pointed out this site to us, and we loved this entry on an adult…
Friday Lights: Sibling Rivalry
Category: Lighten Up
Tags: Friday Lights, Humor, Jesus, Michael Jr.
Each Friday we post content sent to us by our readers that is inspiring, funny, lighthearted or just generally fun. If you’d like more information on submitting content for this feature you can get more information here….
Friday Lights: Living the Best Day Ever
Category: Lighten Up
Tags: Being Present, Friday Lights, Gratitude, Kingdom Living
Each Friday we post content sent to us by our readers that is inspiring, funny, lighthearted or just generally fun. If you’d like more information on submitting content for this feature you can get more information here….
Voluntary Suffering and the Kingdom
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living, Power, Self-Sacrificial Love, Suffering
Topics: Following Jesus
In a post from two days ago, I wrote about the call to voluntary suffering for others as it is laid out in the New Testament. For the first three centuries of the church, Christians…
Willing to Bleed
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Justice, Self-Sacrificial Love, Service
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
What does salvation have to do with social justice? Greg turns this often-politicized question on its head in this video by The Work of the People.
6 Ways Satan Hinders the Church
Category: General
Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict
Though Satan is in principle defeated, we still need to be rescued “from the present evil age” (Gal 1:4) and to “struggle … against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this…