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Crucifixion of the Warrior God Update
Category: General
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology
Did you know that authors generally don’t have much say-so about the cover art for their books? It’s considered part of the marketing, so the author may or may not like how it ends up looking. I’ve…
Podcast: How Did You Meet Your Wife Shelley?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg tells us how he met his wife. This one could get mushy. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0097.mp3
Cross-Shaped Transcendence
Category: General
Tags: Cross, God's Character, Nature of God, Transcendence
Topics: Attributes and Character
Hellenistic philosophers traditionally embrace a conception of God as the simple, necessary, and immutable One. They do this in order to try to explain the “unmoved mover” who is absolutely distinct from the ever-changing, composite,…
Podcast: What Are Your Thoughts On Using the Apocrypha?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg discusses what the apocrypha is and why it is in some bibles and not in others. He then offers guidance on using it. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0096.mp3
On the Trinity and the Holy Spirit
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: The Holy Spirit, Trinity
For many of us, the Trinity is something that we confess, but if we are honest, we are not sure what it means. While the Trinity is a mystery, there are helpful ways of thinking about…
Knowing the Eternal God
Category: General
Tags: Cross, God's Character, Perichoresis, Trinity
If all our knowledge about God is to be oriented around the cross, as I argue in many places (see this post for instance), what does this mean for how we reflect on God’s transcendence?…
Podcast: How Much Are We Responsible For?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: The Work of the People, Wealth and Responsibility, Work of the People
Greg discusses human responsibility and doing what we can do (and not worrying so much about what we are not able to do). http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0095.mp3
Seeing and Knowing God
Category: General
Tags: Jesus, Transformation
Topics: Following Jesus
There are many scripture passages that seem to suggest that the way people view God often says more about them than it does about God. Our perception of God, as well as other spiritual truths,…
Podcast: How Would You Define Sovereignty?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: God's Sovereignty
Greg gets the concept of sovereignty under control. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0094.mp3
Podcast: What Are Your Thoughts About Using Social Media?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Social Media
Greg discusses social media. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0093.mp3
Podcast: Does Greg Do Devotional Bible Reading?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Spiritual Care
Greg discusses the relationship between his personal bible reading and his pastoral bible reading. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0092.mp3
Myth Become History
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Christmas, Jesus, Myth
The Gospel of John tells of the coming of Jesus in an unusual way. John writes: In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. Everything came…
Knowing and Experiencing God
Category: General
Tags: Character of God, Revelation, The Holy Spirit
Topics: Attributes and Character
The way we view God is in part conditioned by the state of our minds and hearts. Origen put it this way: “[T]he Holy Spirit addresses our nature in a manner appropriate to its imperfection,…
Crucifixion of the Warrior God Update
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Jesus
Well, I’m happy to announce that Crucifixion of the Warrior God is now available for pre-order on Amazon! Like many of you, I found that the clearer I got about the non-violent, self-sacrificial, enemy-embracing love…
Christmas Greetings From ReKnew
Category: General
Tags: Christmas
On behalf of the ReKnew team, we wish you all a safe and blessed Christmas. And for those of you who are hurting this Christmas, we wish you peace and comfort. Painting by Daniel Bonnell
Podcast: How Do You Recommend Getting Connected With Like-Minded Believers?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Community, TribeNet
Greg shares about how he formed his small group (which has persisted for a couple decades) and offers advice to those looking to start their own. If you haven’t yet, sign up at TribeNet.org. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0091.mp3
Podcast: Do You Believe in Sola Scriptura?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Biblical Authority, Scripture
Greg gets chummy with Luther and looks at the nature of revelation, considering sola scriptura in light of the cross. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0090.mp3
Can You Believe It?
Category: General
Tags: Character of God, Jesus, Truth
Topics: Attributes and Character
The origin of human sin and the world’s oppression goes back to a deceptive, untruthful picture of God given to Eve by Satan. Jesus came, in part, to finally reveal the absolute truth about God….
Jesus, the Light that Blesses
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Blessing, Christmas, Israel, Jesus, Light
God spoke a promise to Abraham in Genesis 12 that his descendants would be a great nation and that all of the nations would be blessed through him. In this sermon clip, Greg discusses how Jesus…
Podcast: How Does God Judge?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Judgement
Greg looks at the revelation of how God judges as demonstrated on the cross. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0089.mp3