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Who Are the BEST Teachers of What It Means to Be a Follower of Jesus? —Dennis Edwards
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Discipleship, Oppression
Dennis Edwards’ ReKnew Cross Vision Conference Keynote Dennis Edwards shares a fantastic message on why, generally speaking, marginalized Christians are the best *teachers* of what it means to be a follower of Christ. ____________
Podcast: Did Jesus Really Engage in Spiritual Warfare, or Was He Simply Playing Along with the Cultural Narratives of His Time?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Angels, Demons, Spiritual Warfare
Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict
Greg considers whether Jesus genuinely engaged in spiritual warfare, or if he was simply playing along with the beliefs of those around him. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0289.mp3
Saturday Art Share: The Art of Terri Churchill
Category: Lighten Up
Tags: Art
A review by Dan Kent I’m a big fan of Terri Churchill’s art. There is fire in her light. What gets illuminated was meant to be illuminated. Darkness is always present, but always knows its…
Podcast: Are We All Living in a Computer Simulation?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg ponders the possibility that everything we experience is computer generated. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0288.mp3
What Is God’s Glory?
Category: General
Tags: Character of God, Cross Vision, Crucifixion, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Glory
In John 12 we find a view of God’s glory that challenges many modern notions of what the glory of God means. In this passage, we find that Jesus was “troubled” by the cross that…
Podcast: Can the God of Cruciform Theology Be Considered Ethical?
Category: General, ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology
Divine duplicity? Or Holy Handiwork? Greg considers the imperfections of the Old Testament and considers God’s role therein. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0287.mp3
Why Did Jesus Cry Out that God Had Forsaken Him?
Category: General
Tags: Cross, Crucifixion, The Cross
Verse: Matthew 27
At the climax of Jesus’ suffering on the cross, Jesus cries out: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Mt 27:46) It’s a jarring moment in the narrative. To forsake is to abandon….
Podcast: Is God Outside of Time?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Attributes of God, Open Theism, time
Greg discusses the nature of time, the importance of sequence, and the centrality of poetry. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0286.mp3
Myth of a Christian Nation: The Musical (Saturday Art Share)
Category: Lighten Up
Tags: Art
This is a song by Showbread, off their album “Who Can Know It” The Lyrics: I’m tired of being filed into classrooms And made to sit in pews Made subject to the tyranny of scriptures…
Podcast: If the Cross is the FULL Revelation of God, Why Do We Even Need All the Rest?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Bible, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology
Greg discusses the summation of the Bible in the crucifixion. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0285.mp3
The Law of Love
Category: General
Tags: God is Love, Living in Love, Love One Another, Rule of Love
Without love, absolutely nothing is of any significance. Paul made this point when he wrote: If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a…
Podcast: If the Crucifixion Is God’s Victory Over Satan, Why Does Satan Keep Fighting?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Satan, Satan and the Problem of Evil
Greg talks already-but-not-yet, perspectives of the principalities, and the toilsome life of a muon. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0284.mp3
How Important Is the Cross?
Category: General
“God is love” (1 Jn 4:8). Pretty much every Christian accepts this. The problem, though, is that our understanding about what, exactly, love is remains obscure. Discussions on the nature of love can easily devolve…
Podcast: What Should I Do If My Friends Call Me a Heretic?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Heresy
Greg talks about the burden of novelty. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0283.mp3 Photo by Lily Lvnatikk on Unsplash
Podcast: How Do You Teach a Cruciform Hermeneutic from the Pulpit?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology
Greg talks about infallibility and inerrancy. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0281.mp3
Podcast: Where Does Omniscience Fit In Within Open Theism?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Objections to Open Theism, Omniscience, Open Future, Open Theism
Greg pontificates on what God knows. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0280.mp3
The Holy Spirit Behind the Scenes
Category: General
Tags: Love, The Holy Spirit, Trinity
In John 17 we read Jesus’ prayer to be one with each another in Christ. Jesus prayed that his disciples … may be one. As you, Father are in me and I am in you,…
Podcast: Dear Greg: What Should I Do If My Husband Wants a Divorce Due To His Desire to Live as a Gay Man?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Covenant, Homosexuality, Marriage
God is a God of broken covenants. Greg considers broken covenants and what to do in the rubble of one. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0279.mp3
Podcast: What Should A Christian Do When A President Refers to Other Nations as S*#!hole Countries?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg engages supposed incendiary comments of President Trump. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0277.mp3