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The Nature of Human Rebellion
Category: General
Tags: Satan, Sin, Spiritual Warfare
God placed Adam in the Garden and instructed him to “protect” it (Gen. 2:15). The word is often translated “till” or “keep,” implying that Adam’s main responsibility was to protect the pristine Garden from weeds….
Podcast: Do You Know Roger Olson Personally?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Roger Olson
Greg talks about his relationship with Roger Olson and why he and Roger referred to themselves as ‘The Odd Couple.’ http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0361.mp3
A Marriage Confession, But Not That Kind
Category: Guest Contributor
Tags: Marriage
Article by Thomas Horrocks Over the last two years I’ve had to do a lot of wrestling with my theology of marriage and divorce. Far too often too many of us try to do theology…
Part 2 (of 15): Can ‘Being’ Be Justified?
Category: General
Tags: Book Reviews, Books, Jordan Peterson
Assessing Jordan Peterson’s “12 Rules for Life” by Greg Boyd ~“Pain and suffering define the world. Of that, there can be no doubt.” ~ Jordan Peterson One of the things that makes Peterson’s approach to…
Podcast: Who is Allowed to Kill and Who Isn’t?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Just War, Non-Violence, Violence
How could it have been ‘just’ to Kill Hitler but also not something a Christian should do? Greg wrestles with non-violence in a world where God uses the violence of others for his own will….
Worst Sinner Award
Category: General
Tags: Discipleship, Judgement, Present Perfect
Topics: Following Jesus
Jesus taught: Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you….
Part 1 (of 15): Introduction — What’s Up With Jordan Peterson?
Category: General
Tags: Book Reviews, Books, Jordan Peterson
Assessing Jordan Peterson’s “12 Rules for Life” by Greg Boyd Over the last two years I have, with increasing frequency, been asked what I thought of the views of this maverick Canadian thinker named Jordan…
Podcast: Dear Greg: Does God Accommodate, or is God Simply Powerless?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Divine Accommodation, Evil, Problem of Evil, Suffering
Greg wrestles with a really tough tragedy and offers theological insight. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0359.mp3
Podcast: Dear Greg: How Do I FEEL God’s Love More?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg discusses proper brainwashing technique with Dan, Barbara, and Mindy. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0357.mp3
Can Life Have Meaning Without God?
Category: Guest Contributor
Tags: Meaning, Philosophy
Article by Dan Kent King Sisyphus (“Siss-uh-fuss”) was a mythical king who enjoyed killing random travelers and starting wars. He killed for pleasure. He killed for profit. He killed for pride. When he died the…
Podcast: What Are Your Thoughts on Jordan Peterson?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Book Reviews, Books, Jordan Peterson
Greg and Dan critique Jordan Peterson’s book “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos.” Here is a link to that book: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0358.mp3
God Is Working!
Category: General
Many Jews during the time of Jesus had come to believe that heaven had been closed since the writing of the last book of the Old Testament. They believed that God was no longer active…
Podcast: What Continues to Motivate You?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Personal Stories
Greg shares some of the tactics he uses to keep himself motivated, and the joy of making a kingdom difference. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0356.mp3
Podcast: Is God Capable of Total Control?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: God's Sovereignty, Open Theism
Greg talks the consequences of creating autonomous persons. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0355.mp3
The Patriot’s Bible — Really?
Category: General
Tags: Book Reviews, Idolatry, National Idolatry, Patriot's Bible, Political Idolatry
Have you ever seen the Saturday Night Live skit entitled “Really? With Seth and Amy”? Sometimes it’s pretty funny. I was thinking that perhaps the best way to get through my critique of The American…
Podcast: Why Did Jesus Tell Us Not to Worry About Food When People Are Starving to Death?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Christian Life, Discipleship, Life in Christ
Greg talks about worry in Matthew 6:26-27 and talks about the fact that people really die about the things that people worry about. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0354.mp3
Wake Up to God’s Presence
Category: General
Tags: Being Present, God's Presence, Practicing the Presence of God, Presence of God, Present Perfect
Jesus taught us to “remain” in him. We read this in John 15:4-5: Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine….
Podcast: Can Divine Simplicity Apply to a God Who IS Love and IS Relational?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Attributes of God, Simplicity
Greg distinguishes practices from beliefs, and warns Christians about the evils of Christmas trees and shaking hands. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0353.mp3
Podcast: Dear Greg: Can Native American Christians Continue to Engage in Smudging Rituals?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg distinguishes practices from beliefs, and warns Christians about the evils of Christmas trees and shaking hands. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0352.mp3
How the Church is Tempted to “Do Good”
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Myth of a Christian Nation
The previous post spoke of God’s call to the church to be resident aliens: a holy, distinct people who are set apart and peculiar when compared to the patterns of the world. The holiness of…