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Lighten Up: Disruptive Thinkers
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Cartoons, Church, Humor, Lighten Up
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Join the Revolution!
Category: General
Tags: Christianity, Fundraising, Greg Boyd, Jesus, Kingdom, ReKnew, Religion, Revolution
We are living at a very important, and very exciting, juncture of history. The old religion of Christendom that has been identified with “Christianity” the last 1600 years is dying, and out of its ruins…
Sermon Clip: Marshmallow Advent
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Advent, Christmas, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Greg Boyd, ReKnew, Sermons, Woodland Hills Church
In last weekend’s sermon, Greg tells us about Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s writings on advent, and how getting in touch with our emptiness through silence and solitude can lead to peace. This short clip explains advent and…
Do Something Beautiful
Category: General
Tags: Art, Beauty, Christian Living, Richard Beck
Wonderlane via Compfight Richard Beck posted this reflection of the woman who anointed Jesus’ feet with her hair and the idea of a Christian aesthetic. It’s inspiring. From the blog: More and more, I’ve come to…
Video Q&A: Is One’s Eternal Destiny Fixed at Death?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Afterlife, Annihilationism, Death, Eternity, Greg Boyd, Hell, Sanctification, Universalism, Video Q&A
Topics: Death and Salvation, End Times
Does God continue to work with people after death? Is one’s eternal destiny fixed at death? Is the work of sanctification irrelevant? Here Greg shares his views on what happens when we die.
Alan Hirsch on Making Disciples
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Alan Hirsch, Christianity, Consumerism, Discipleship
This is an excellent clip featuring Alan Hirsch on making disciples (thanks Jeff!). He makes a really interesting point that we are all being formed into disciples of one thing or another. What’s forming you?
Video Q&A: Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Christmas, Consumerism, Greg Boyd, Paganism, ReKnew
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Greg discusses the origins of our celebration of Christmas and whether Christians should celebrate it given its pagan origins. Plus, he gives us some interesting new lyrics to the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”…
Sermon: The Judgment Boomerang
Category: General
Tags: Greg Boyd, Jonathan Edwards, Judgment, Sermons, Wrath
The wrath of God is a misunderstood topic. In this sermon, Greg shows how sin has natural consequences that boomerang back to us. While God’s wrath has serious consequences for us, we need to understand…
Simple Holidays
Category: General
Tags: Christmas, Simplicity
Lawrence OP via Compfight Here’s a reflection from Joshua Becker on Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing During the Holidays. From the article: Surely, each of us will define our holiday most important differently. Many will…
Quotes to Chew on: God’s Love When We Rebel
Category: General
Tags: Jesus, Love, Repenting of Religion
“Despite the fall and its consequent curse, however, God’s love was not deterred. God is love. God doesn’t stop being God simply because the humans he created have rebelled against him. God does not abandon…
A Question about Salvation
Category: Q&A
Tags: Hell, Salvation, Video Q&A
Topics: Death and Salvation
Greg answers a reader question regarding whether people who have never heard of Jesus are going to hell. Can we know who is and who is not saved?
Xmas
Category: General
Tags: Christian Living, Christmas, Consumerism, Jesus
Kevin Dooley via Compfight Zach Hunt brings a huge challenge in this article about the ongoing lament about the “liberal attack on Christmas.” Maybe the real problem is not with the media or the “liberals”…
The Real St. Nicholas
Category: General
Tags: Christmas, Samuel L. Jackson, Santa Claus, St. Nicholas
Steve Rhodes via Compfight Here’s a really funny and informative blog post by Peter Enns. We don’t want to give too much away, but it involves, Santa, St. Nicholas and Samuel L. Jackson. How can…
Video Q&A: Faith and the Historical Jesus
Category: Q&A
Tags: Bible, Faith, Historical Criticism, Video Q&A
Greg is trying something new in order to answer more of your questions. He’s going to be taping himself addressing your questions with no polish of any kind: raw and unedited. You’ll notice in this…
Look at Jesus
Category: General
Tags: Jesus, N.T. Wright, Video
http://youtu.be/AO2VBoyruIM Here’s a lovely reflection by N.T. Wright for your Sunday. When in doubt, look at Jesus. You can’t go wrong.