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We’re in This Together: Unity and Disunity
Category: General
Tags: Christena Cleveland, Current Events, Division, Kingdom, Kingdom Living, Poverty, Reconciliation, Unity
Hartwig HKD via Compfight Christena Cleveland has been doing a series called Beyond Multiethnic on her blog for the last several weeks. It’s superb. In her introductory post, she states: I’m excited about the booming…
When Good Choices Are Not Enough
Category: General
Tags: Choice, Dave Ramsey, Oppression, Poverty, Privilege, Rachel Held Evans
J J via Compfight Our friend Rachel Held Evans posted on the CNN Belief Blog in response to a blog on Dave Ramsey’s website entitled The 20 Things Rich People Do Every Day. Rachel points out, rightly,…
Lighten Up: Happy Black Friday
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Consumerism, Finances
Be careful out there folks.
I’m Thankful for You
Category: General
Tags: History, Manifest Destiny, Native Americans, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
This last week, the Washington Times published an article that told the story of the “first Thanksgiving” that I wanted to highlight today. I know there’s a lot of conflicting opinions on the facts of history…
Why Greg Can’t be Accused of Marcionism (Let’s Not Burn Him at the Stake Just Yet)
Category: General
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Hermeneutics, Marcionism, Pacifism, Richard Beck, War
Kristin Brenemen via Compfight Richard Beck posted a blog today entitled It’s the Same God: On Marcionism, Creeds, Hermeneutics and War. You’re going to want to take the time to read through it in its…
Quotes to Chew On: Conflicting Depictions of God
Category: General
Tags: Benefit of the Doubt, Cruciform Theology, Jesus, Quotes
“This is something like the way I believe we should respond when we encounter biblical narratives that depict God doing things we can’t imagine Christ doing. For example, I can’t for a moment imagine Jesus—the…
Two Preschoolers Debate Ontology
Category: General
Tags: Creation, Grandkids, Humor, Kids, Ontology
ianus via Compfight I’m convinced every child is full of theological wisdom that the fallen world tries to suffocate by the time they’re ten. As an illustration of this truth, I thought you might enjoy…
Lighten Up: Christmas Gift Suggestion
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Christmas, Humor, Idolatry, Lighten Up
Finally, a toy that will help kids learn about the true character of God and the type of assault weapon he favors. *sarcasm* (Thanks to Robert Martin and Benjamin L. Corey for the heads up.)
Consumer Wars: Sermon Clip
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Consumerism, Contentment, Finances, Greed, Kingdom Living
To go along with our other post today, here’s a clip from Greg’s sermon last week. If you don’t have any financial margin in your life, this might have something to do with it. You…
The Beauty and Necessity of Margins
Category: General
Tags: Bev Murrill, Book of Ruth, Finances, Generosity, She Loves
Nikos Koutoulas via Compfight Bev Murrill wrote a piece over on the She Loves blog about how we live with money based on a story from the Book of Ruth. Do you live on the…
You’re Not a Pacifist Are You?
Category: General
Tags: America, Brian Zahnd, Counter-Culture, Gentleness, Gospels, Jesus, Kingdom Living, Non-Violence, Pacifism, Peace
Jayel Aheram via Compfight Brian Zahnd wrote a great piece the other day on this topic. He contends that when he is asked this question, it often has the same flavor of the question, “You’re…
Lab Rats No More
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Consumerism, Contentment, Sermons
Is this threat to Christianity something we are completely ok with? In this sermon clip, Greg Boyd asks that very question. In American culture, we are constantly being told to buy products and be discontent…
To My Offender
Category: General
Tags: Brandon Andress, Forgiveness, Kingdom, Kingdom Living, Redemption, Sin, The Image of God, Theft
We’re happy to introduce you today to Brandon Andress. He is the author of AND THEN THE END WILL COME! and UNEARTHED: How Discovering the Kingdom of God Will Transform the Church and Change the…
Typhoon Haiyan and “Natural” Evil
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Jesus, Natural Evil, Satan, Typhoon Haiyan, Warfare Worldview
Greg recorded his thoughts a few days ago on Typhoon Haiyan and the reality of “natural” evil that’s not really natural at all. “This an enemy has done.” (Matthew 13:28)
Lighten Up: The Problem of Suffering
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Job, Lighten Up, Peanuts, Q&A, Theodicy, Theology
The book of Job according to the Peanuts.
Interview with Drew Marshall
Category: Press
Tags: Benefit of the Doubt, Doubt, Drew Marshall, Faith, Greg Boyd, Media
Greg was interviewed by Drew Marshall on Saturday, November 2, on the topic of his new book Benefit of the Doubt, and we thought you might like to listen to what he had to say. You…
Jesus Feminist
Category: General
Tags: Jesus Feminist, Justice, Kingdom Living, Mercy, Sarah Bessey
http://youtu.be/FBYELPZmdL4 Sarah Bessey’s book Jesus Feminist releases today. We’re so excited for her and for anyone who gets to read this book. She is first, and foremost a disciple of Jesus, and her embrace of…
Permaculture: Back to Eden
Category: General
Tags: Creation
sookie via Compfight Eirik Hordnes is a follower of ReKnew who is passionate about earth care. He asked that we feature some information here to promote the ideas of Permaculture. Permaculture refers to an ecological…