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Podcast: What Causes Personal Transformation?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Covenant, Discipleship, Transformation
In this episode Greg talks about the important role of imagination in our prayer life and in our thought life. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0005.mp3
Podcast: Who Are Some Contemporary Thinkers Who Have Influenced You Most?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg shares a bunch of contemporary thinkers, off the top of his head, who have influenced his thinking. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0454.mp3
How is the Bible “God-Breathed”?
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Bible Interpretation, Cross, Cruciform Theology, Inspiration, Jesus
Topics: Biblical Interpretation
The historic-orthodox church has always confessed that all canonical writings are “God-breathed” (1 Tim 3:16). But what exactly does this mean? How could God guarantee that the writings that his “breathing” produces are precisely what…
Podcast: If Doubt Is Good, Why Did Jesus Rebuke It?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Benefit of the Doubt, Doubt, Doubt and the Idol of Certainty, Faith
Greg talks about how doubt relates to faith. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0453.mp3
Podcast: Shouldn’t We Also Take the Command to Cut Off Our Hand Literally?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Discipleship, Non-Violence
If we take the command to turn the other cheek literally, what about the command to gouge out our eyes? Or cut off our hand? http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0452.mp3
Podcast: Is Being a Stay-At-Home Dad Shameful for a Christian Man?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Gender Roles
Greg talks gender roles and considers the diversity of domestic callings. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0451.mp3
What Does It Mean to Be Married to Christ?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Bride of Christ, Covenant, Jesus, Married to Christ
Topics: Death and Salvation
The New Testament calls Christ the “bridegroom” and the church his “bride.” To understand what this means can change your life. We need to read this through the lens of first century Jewish marriage. In…
Podcast: What if I Don’t Like Church?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Church, Community, Culture, Mega-Churches, Pop Culture
Greg and Dan talk about what to do when we do not like church. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0450b.mp3
Podcast: I’m Suicidal. Should I Keep Leading My Church?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Depression, Leaders, Leadership, Suicide
Greg and Dan talk about depression and suicide in Christian leaders. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0449.mp3
Podcast: If the Future is Open, How Do You Explain Prophecy?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Objections to Open Theism, Open Future, Open Theism
Greg considers prophecy through the lens of open theism. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0448.mp3
Atonement: What is the Christus Victor View?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Atonement, Christus Victor, Cruciform Theology, God's Wrath, Jesus, Penal Substitution View of Atonement, Satan
Topics: Christus Victor view of Atonement
Most western Christians today understand the atonement as a sort of legal-transaction that took place between the Father and the Son that got humanity “off the hook.” The legal-transaction scenario goes something like this: God’s…
Podcast: How Does the Story of Achan In Joshua 7 Point to the Cross?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Old Testament, OT Violence, Religious Violence
Greg looks at a violent Old Testament story through a Cruciform lens. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0447.mp3
Podcast: Is the Cruciform Hermeneutic a Little Too New?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Cross Vision, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology
Greg looks at the history of the Cruciform Hermeneutic. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0446.mp3
What are the different models of the Trinity in the Christian tradition?
Category: Essays
Tags: Essay, God, Trinity
Topics: Theological Method, Trinity
The Psychological and Social Models of the Trinity The Bible teaches that there is only one God. At the same time, it teaches that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are each fully God. For…
Podcast: God as Mother?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Experiencing God, Jesus Feminist, Nature of God, The Image of God
Greg discusses God as mother, and shares about his own healing relationship with the feminine God. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0444.mp3 OBJECTIONS: Greg addresses some concerns about conceiving of God as a mother, including the possible fickleness in conceiving…
Podcast: Is Pledging Allegiance to the Flag a Big Deal?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Political Idolatry, Politics
Greg discusses allegiances and pledges. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0442.mp3
Podcast: Isn’t Casting Out Demons an Act of Violence?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Demons, Spiritual Warfare
Greg considers whether or not casting out demons is violent. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0441.mp3
Podcast: Can Christians Participate in Things Like Yoga and Tai Chi
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg talks about Yoga and Tai Chi and other Eastern ideas. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0440.mp3
Podcast: What Did Jesus Say and Do During the 40 Days After His Resurrection?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Jesus, Resurrection
Greg talks about Jesus’ strange post-resurrection life. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0439.mp3
Podcast: What is the Good News?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Good News
Greg talks about why the Good News is SO good. Also, consider supporting ReKnew. You can do so HERE. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0438.mp3