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Poverty & Homelessness Part 2: Josiah Haken (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Dan chats with Josiah Haken developing relationships and helping heal the sources of poverty. Josiah’s ministry can be found here: New York City Relief Follow Josiah here: @JosiahHaken Episode 517 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0517.mp3
Saturday Art Share: Wild Earth “Visions & Dreams”
Category: General
I dig this song from Wild Earth. In my admittedly idiosyncratic filing system, I’d file it under: Melancholic Prophetic. There’s a steady, loyal rhythm, but also spontaneous audio artifacts that flutter by like pleasing ideas,…
Did God Predestine Judas to Betray Jesus? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Free Will, judas, Open Theism, Predestination
Greg talks about the role Judas played in the crucifixion of Jesus and speculates about his potential for good. Episode 516 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0516.mp3
Single and an Open Theist—Help! (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Marriage, Open Theism
Greg, Dan, and Barbara talk about looking for love in a chaotic world. Episode 515 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0515.mp3
9 Reasons Faith ≠ Certainty
Category: General
Tags: Apologetics, Benefit of the Doubt, Doubt, Faith, Religious Idolatry
Topics: Faith & Doubt
One of the things that Christians typically believe in and that I’ve struggled with a great deal is the concept of faith. Like most Christians, I once assumed a person’s faith is as strong as…
What’s so Wrong About Knowledge of Good and Evil? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Adam and Eve, Evil, Knowledge, Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
Greg goes deep, Dan pushes back. Hold on to your notebooks! Episode 514 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0514.mp3
Can a Christian Participate in Assisted Suicide? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Suicide
Greg talks compassion and quality of life. Episode 513 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0513.mp3
God, Why You So Harsh in Revelation? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Book of Revelation
Verse: Revelation 2
Greg talks about Jezebels and beds of suffering. Episode 512 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0512.mp3
Love Over Fear: The Dan White Jr Interview (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Book Reviews, Books
Our own Dan Kent interviews Dan White Jr about his new book: “Love over Fear: Facing Monsters, Befriending Enemies, and Healing Our Polarized World“ Episode 511 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0511.mp3
God Clearly Can, So Why Doesn’t He? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Attributes of God, Character of God, God's Character, Objections to Open Theism, Open Theism
Leah expects more from God. Should she? Greg confronts God’s inactivity and underperformance. Episode 510 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0510.mp3
How Do I Feel God’s Presence Throughout the Day? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: God's Presence, Practicing the Presence of God, Presence of God
Igor only feels God’s presence when he is reading the Bible. Greg offers some ideas to carry that experience out into his day. Episode 509 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0509.mp3
Dear Greg: I’m a Principal at a School and I Disagree with the Pledge of Allegiance (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
What if you’re against the Pledge of Allegiance AND you are also a principal at a school? Episode 508 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0508.mp3
“Christ is Lord”: What Does it Mean?
Category: General
Tags: Christian Life, Confession, Salvation, Shalom
Topics: Following Jesus
We enter the domain of God’s reign when we enthrone Christ as Lord of our life. This seems simple enough. But actually, I think there’s a lot of misunderstanding of what this means. The Bible…
Dear Greg: My Spouse Thinks Spanking is Okay and I Do Not (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Parenting, Violence
Greg offers thoughts on how spanking plants a seed of redemptive violence and offers ideas for resolving differences of opinion between spouses. Episode 507 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0507.mp3
Can Self-Sacrificial Love Be Dysfunctional? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Self-Sacrificial Love
Self-sacrificial love goes under the microscope as Greg and Dan push and shove to get the last word. Episode 506 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0506.mp3
If God Chose Us Before Creation, How Can We Be Free? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Predestination
Verse: Ephesians 1, Ephesians 2
What was predestined and what wasn’t? Greg sorts it all out in this haunting episode, millions and millions of years in the making. Episode 505 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0505.mp3
That Weird Episode with the Pigs
Category: General
Tags: Demons, God's Character, Jesus, Non-Violence, Spiritual Warfare, Warfare Worldview
Topics: Creation Care, Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
In my opinion, the single strangest episode recounted in the Gospels is the account of Jesus’ encounter with a demonized man that ended with two thousand pigs drowning themselves in the Sea of Galilee (Mk…
What Do You Think About Bible Codes? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg considers hidden codes in the Bible. Episode 504 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0504.mp3
Why Can’t God? Reflections on the Oord Interview (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Open Future, Open Theism, Process Theology, Thomas Oord, Tom Oord
Greg reflects on his interview with Thomas Jay Oord. Episode 503 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0503.mp3
The Life and Death of Jean Vanier (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Dan talks with Andy Walton about Jean Vanier. Andy wrote an article about Vanier HERE. Episode 502 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0502.mp3