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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 They believed that God was no longer active…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…
Podcast: Is there Any Kind of Indicator or Sign that I’ve Received the Holy Spirit?
Category: General, ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Gifts, The Holy Spirit
Greg talks about his background in the Pentecostal Church, and offers his own thoughts on what it looks like when we are full of the Holy Spirit. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0351.mp3
Being a Resident Alien
Category: General
Verse: 1 Peter 2, 2 Timothy 2, Philippians 3, Romans 12
In the midst of the political turmoil our country is experiencing, the church is called to play an important role. We sit between the revelation of the love of God on the cross and the…
Dear Greg: How Do You Handle Assumptions People Make About You When They Learn You Are a Christian?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Political Idolatry, Politics
Greg talks about demonstrating counter-examples in a world overflowing with assumptions and prejudices. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0350.mp3
Podcast: Was Jesus’ Experience of Separation on the Cross a Hallucination or a False Belief?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Crucifixion, Cruciform Theology, Trinity
Greg talks about the paradox of Trinity and Christ’s experience of separation on the cross. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0349.mp3
Podcast: A Cross Vision Reading of David & Goliath
Category: General, ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Cross Vision, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Non-Violence, OT Violence
Dan takes a shot at interpreting the David & Goliath story through a cruciform lens. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0294.mp3