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Podcast: If You Could’ve Killed Hitler, Wouldn’t You?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Hitler, Non-Violence, Violence
Greg challenges the intuitively appealing notion of killing Hitler and thereby preventing the massacre of millions of people. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0326.mp3 —Edvard Munch, “The Murderer,” 1910
Right and Wrong in the New Testament
Category: General
Tags: Ethics, Holiness
The New Testament teaches us that behaving ethically—that is, following certain commands and injunctions—flows out of the new life and identity we have in Christ. When we fail to see this the commands of the…
Podcast: Does a Jesus-Centric Theology Reduce God?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Attributes of God, Character of God, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, God's Character
Greg challenges the traditional starting point of many theologies and defends starting our theology about God’s nature and character with what has been revealed about Jesus. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0325.mp3
The Trap of Religious Idolatry
Category: General
Tags: Identity in Christ, Idolatry, Life in Christ
We live in a world that seems to be full of religious idols. These are beliefs, rituals, and behaviors from which religious people draw life. Religious idolaters of course don’t recognize their idols as such….
Podcast: What is the Unforgivable Sin?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg looks at the ONE thing that can get you kicked out of God’s presence. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0323.mp3
Podcast: Overflow Episode 2 — Mice, Hot Sauce, Fallen Angels, and Broken Hearts
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Dan and Brianna tackle some tough questions: —How do you forgive someone who has broken your heart? —What should we do about house mice? —Why Doesn’t God destroy fallen angels? http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0324_overflow_2.mp3
Podcast: What if Jesus was NOT Crucified and Died of Old Age?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg looks at what is important about the crucifixion and what isn’t. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0322.mp3
Enduring an Evil-Infested World (6 Principles) —part two
Category: General
Tags: Evil, Problem of Evil, Satan and the Problem of Evil
In the previous post, I introduced the first three principles that will help you find peace and even a sense of victory in the midst of the evil we face in this world. Here are…
Podcast: Is it Possible for Unbelievers to Please God?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg considers whether God could ever be pleased with something an unbeliever does even though they are not believers. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0321.mp3
Enduring an Evil-Infested World (6 Principles) —part one
Category: General
Tags: Evil, Natural Evil, Problem of Evil, Satan and the Problem of Evil
We live in the midst of a spiritual battlefield where we face evil daily. Yet we are also in the midst of an ambiguity that hinders us from knowing why any given evil occurs as…
Podcast: Did You Believe in Evolution When You Wrote Letters from a Skeptic?
Category: General, ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Creation, Evolution, Letters from a Skeptic
Greg considers how to think about God’s relationship to time given that there are apparent paradoxes no matter how one things about it. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0319.mp3
Podcast: Overflow Episode 1 — Dust, Flashlights, and Heathens
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Death
Dan and Brianna tackle some tough questions: —Is it okay for Christians to be cremated? —How can we preach from the OT with authority? —What should a Christian academic know in a secular school? http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0320_overflow_1.mp3
Podcast: Is It Actually Possible for God to Experience Time Sequentially?
Category: General, ReKnew Podcast
Tags: time, Transcendence
Greg considers how to think about God’s relationship to time given that there are apparent paradoxes no matter how one things about it. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0317.mp3
5 Observations about God Changing His Mind
Category: General
Tags: An Open Orthodoxy, Omniscience, Open Theism
One of the most significant passages that supports the open view of the future is found in Jeremiah 18. This is one of the numerous times where we find God changing his mind in response…
Podcast: Can a Person Come Back to God if They Lose Their Faith?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Atheism, Doubt, Faith
Greg considers the nature of faith and unbelief and offers some enlightening insight that may surprise you. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0316.mp3
Cruciform Communion Meal—Second Course: Blessed
Category: General, Guest Contributor
(this is the second course; you can find the first course here) What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word Blessed? Go ahead. Think on it. I’ll wait right…
Podcast: Dear Greg: How Do I Actually Experience God’s Forgiveness?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg considers a challenge to open theisms about taking verses about God changing his mind literally. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0315.mp3
Podcast: Should We Take Verses Where God is Forgetful, Fatigued, and Doesn’t Know the Past Literally?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Attributes of God, Character of God, Nature of God
Greg considers a challenge to open theisms about taking verses about God changing his mind literally. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0314.mp3
Do My Prayers Matter?
Category: General
Tags: Prayer
We talked about the risk God took in creating the world as he did (see previous post). The choices made by humans and spiritual agents influence what transpires in history. This sets the stage for…
Podcast: Greg Confronts Nietzsche
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Philosophy
Greg goes toe-to-toe with Friedrich Nietzsche in this epic battle of philosophers. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0313.mp3 An 1889 oil sketch of Friedrich Nietzsche on his sick bed by Hans Johann Wilhelm Olde.