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Does the Current Structure of the Church Marginalize and Suppress Lay Voices?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Church, Leadership, Women In Ministry
In this episode Greg discusses church organization and the current model of developing church leaders (as well as the nature of their role in the church). Links: Greg’s book: “The Myth of a Christian Nation”…
Do the Principalities & Powers Exist Within Space & Time?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Demons, Warfare Worldview
In this episode Greg Answers: How do you fight, with a body bound to space and time, against something that doesn’t exist in space in time? Links: God at War Episode 34 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0034.mp3
Overcoming the Flesh
Category: General
Tags: Experiencing God, Fruit of the Spirit, Imaginative Prayer, The Holy Spirit, Transformation
In Monday’s post, we talked about the nature of the flesh. Here let’s introduce the work of the Spirit in overcoming the flesh. The Holy Spirit’s goal in pointing us to Christ is to replace…
The Cosmic Dance: Why Will This Book Benefit Me?
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Open Theism, Science, The Cosmic Dance
Greg took a few moments to describe how he hopes you’ll benefit from The Cosmic Dance. Discover how various branches of science demonstrate that life itself is a delicate dance between order and chaos. You’ll…
The Flesh: 4 Things to Know
Category: General
Tags: Adam and Eve, Life, Shame, Sin
The New Testament contrasts “life in the Spirit” with “life in the flesh” (see Gal 5:16-20). In some translations, the word for “flesh” (sarx, in the Greek) is translated as “sinful nature” as if one’s…
On Obedience as Spiritual Warfare (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Obedience, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare
In this episode Greg talks about the role of obedience in Spiritual Warfare. Episode 33 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0033.mp3
What Did Jesus Mean By Saying We “Will Do Even Greater Things Than These”? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Miracles, Prayer
John 14:12-14 12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing,and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.13…
The All-or-Nothing of Kingdom Living
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living, Love
Verse: 1 Corinthians 13
Nothing is more central to the kingdom of God than agreeing with God about every person’s unsurpassable worth and reflecting this in how we act toward them. Nothing is more important that living in Christlike…
Why Are You Vegetarian?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Animals, Creation, Non-Violence, Vegetarianism
In this episode Greg talks about non-violence in his diet and in his treatment of household insects. Spiders=are worth saving. Mosquitos=apparently not. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0031.mp3
Roger Olson’s Review of The Cosmic Dance
Category: General
Tags: Open Theism, Roger Olson, The Cosmic Dance
Today we wanted to share a review of The Cosmic Dance by esteemed theologian Roger Olson. You can check out an excerpt below or you can read the whole review here. You can place an order for The…
What Do We Do About Violence That Is Already Here? That We Were Born Into?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Non-Violence, Spiritual Warfare, Violence
In this episode Greg Talks About Becoming Non-Violent in a World Soaked in Violence. Episode 30 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0030.mp3
The Kingdom Stance Toward Enemies
Category: General
Tags: Enemy Love, Kingdom of God, Love, Non-Violence, Power
Jesus was praying in the garden of Gethsemane, when a group of temple guards showed up to arrest him. Peter immediately drew his sword and started swinging it, cutting off a guard’s ear. From the…
Do You Give Money to Panhandlers? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Solidarity with the Poor
In this episode Greg talks about panhandlers. Episode 29 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0029.mp3
A Brief History of Political Power and the Church
Category: General
Tags: Church, Constantine, Political Idolatry, Politics, Power
The history of the church has been largely one of believers refusing to trust the way of the crucified Jesus and instead giving in to the very temptation he resisted. It’s the history of an…
Is the Ability to Love One’s Enemies Supernatural?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
In this episode Greg talks about our role and the role of the Holy Spirit in loving out enemies. Episode 28 Links: Book: Seeing is Believing http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0028.mp3 Photo by TK Hammonds on Unsplash
Conservatives and Liberals in the Same Kingdom
Category: General
Tags: Conflict, Division, Love, Political Idolatry, Politics, Unity
Jesus did not allow the world to set the terms for what he did. For instance, he called Matthew, a tax collector, as well as Simon, a zealot, to be his disciples. Tax collectors were…
Why Is It So Much Easier For Jesus To Perform Miracles When He Said We Would Do Even Greater Things? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Miracles, Prayer, Warfare Worldview
In this episode Greg discusses the miracles of Jesus, particularly looking at why we struggle to perform them. Episode 27 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0027.mp3
Politics & the Kingdom of the World
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom of God, Kingdom of this World, Nationalism, Political Idolatry, Politics
Instead of aligning any version of the kingdom of this world with the kingdom of God—as is common in American Christianity—kingdom-of-God participants must retain a healthy suspicion toward every version of the kingdom of this…
Making America an Idol
Category: General
Tags: America, Kingdom of God, National Idolatry, Nationalism
I write as a kingdom person in the context of America, presently the dominant empire in the world. In that light, I’d like to address the fact that my calling is to resist nationalism even…
Can the Church Make Any Real Progress in the Politics of this World? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Current Events, Politics, The Church
In this episode Dan challenges Greg on whether Christians can make any progress in the world. episode 26 Links: Greg’s book: “The Myth of a Christian Nation“ http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0026.mp3