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Podcast: Greg Introduces His Cruciform Hermeneutic at the CrossVision Conference and Dialogues with Rachel Held Evans
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Cross Vision, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology
Greg Introduces His Cruciform Hermeneutic at the CrossVision Conference and Dialogues with Rachel Held Evans. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0240.mp3
What We’re Up Against
Category: General
Tags: Evil, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of this World, Satan, Warfare Worldview
Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict
Though Jesus dealt a final blow to Satan’s kingdom through the cross and resurrection, the New Testament makes it clear that Satan is still viewed as the “god of this world” (2 Cor 4:4), “the…
Podcast: Why is First Peter SO Harsh Towards Women?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Gender Roles, Jesus Feminist, Women In Ministry
Verse: 1 Peter 3
Greg looks at Peter’s harsh views of women through a Cruciform lens. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0237.mp3
Podcast: Does the Cruciform Hermeneutic Sabotage Open Theism?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Objections to Open Theism, Open Theism
Greg plays Peek-a-Boo with God and considers whether those verses Open Theists use to support Open Theism might simply be times when God is accommodating for us. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0236.mp3
The Nature of Temptation
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Desires, Sin, Temptation
How does temptation work? Based on James 1:13-16, Greg unpacks the way that desire can give birth to sin. But desire is actually rooted in our longing for God, and the desire itself—and therefore the…
Podcast: What Popular Christian Beliefs Come From Places OTHER Than the Bible?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg unloads a litany of beliefs that many Christians believe that come from places other than the Bible. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0235.mp3
The Violent “Church Triumphant”
Category: General
Tags: Augustine, Constantine, Cruciform Theology, Jesus, Violence
Topics: Enemy-Loving Non-Violence, The Church
In light of how central enemy-loving non-violence is to Jesus’ teaching and to his cross-centered revelation of God, we have to wonder why the church has refused to listen to its head and instead condoned…
Podcast: Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Halloween
Greg considers the terrors and horrors of America’s most macabre holiday. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0233.mp3
Podcast: How Should Christians Use Other Christian’s Ideas?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg gives his very own thoughts on using other people’s thoughts. Also, some thoughts on Camus. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0232.mp3
A Response to “Are Greg Boyd and I Reading the Same Old Testament?”
Category: General
Tags: Book Reviews, Cross Vision, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology
Collin Cornell has recently published a review of Cross Vision (CV) and, less directly, of Crucifixion of the Warrior God (CWG) in The Christian Century. In this post I will respond to the two major objections…
Podcast: How Does Accommodation and Divine Aikido Apply to Parenting?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Parenting
Things get paternal in this contemplative episode on parenting. How should kids be punished? How should kids be taught? How does divine aikido and divine accommodation influence this? http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0231.mp3
McChurch
Category: General
Tags: Church, Consumerism, Discipleship
Topics: The Church
In the West, we tend to think of church as a weekend gathering in a special religious building. As a result, many mistakenly assume that Paul wrote his letters to a single body of people…
Podcast: What Are Your Thoughts on DNA Modification?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Science
Greg discusses the benefits and risks of DNA modification. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0229.mp3
Podcast: Can We Really Have a Personal Relationship with Jesus?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Experiencing Jesus, Jesus, Relationships
It’s all about parts and wholes in this rip-roaring journey through the historical development of certain pietistic trends as Greg introduces his listeners to Depeche Mode Theology. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0228.mp3
The Sine Qua Non of the Kingdom
Category: General
Tags: Cross, Judgment, Love
Topics: Following Jesus
In contrast to the habit of judgment which I challenged in the previous post, God calls his people to love the way that God loves. But what exactly does this mean? People have a lot…
Podcast: How Should Churches Spend Their Money?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Money
Greg talks money and mission in this fast-paced episode that is sure to get church accountants talking. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0227.mp3
Podcast: Why Should We Trust that the Bible is Divinely Inspired?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Inspiration
Greg argues why he thinks we can trust that the Bible is divinely inspired. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0225.mp3
Podcast: Was THIS World the Most Likely World and Wouldn’t God Have Anticipated It?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Divine Foreknowledge, Foreknowledge, Open Theism
Greg considers what God might have risked and might have expected for this world. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0224.mp3
A Cross-Like Church
Category: General
Tags: Church, Evangelism, Love
Topics: Following Jesus
When God’s church loves like God loves—which means valuing the other at cost to self—it will puzzle those outside the church. While such love might cause the religious to rail with outrage, it will cause…