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Listen and Learn: A First Step Toward Reconciliation
Category: General
Tags: Humility, Listening, Love, Racial Reconciliation
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Jesus Christ is not just the Lord, Savior and Messiah of the Jews: he is the Lord, Savior and Messiah of all people. Through Christ a kingdom is being established that tears down tribal walls…
Lies, Truth, and the Holy Spirit
Category: General
Tags: Jesus, Kingdom Living, Lies, The Holy Spirit, Truth
The root of the flesh is a lie about who God is and who we are. Satan brings us into bondage of the flesh by convincing us that God is not the loving God he…
Grieving
Category: General
Tags: Black Lives Matter, Current Events, Racism, Violence
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
I woke this morning to the news of the shooting death of Philando Castile by a police officer just a few miles from my home. He was pulled over because he had a broken tail…
What, Father, Do You Desire This Minute?
Category: General
Tags: God's Will, Obedience, Practicing the Presence of God, Prayer
Topics: Hearing God, Prayer
Frank Laubach, a 20th century missionary to Philippines, wrote about the challenge of being continually aware of the presence of God and learning to respond to God’s promptings. He wrote, “I feel simply carried along…
Can Science Inform Our Theology?
Category: General
Tags: Open Theism, Quantum Physics, Science
Topics: Open Theism
Over the last century, we have witnessed a revolution in various areas of science that relate to how we see the world and even God. For example, the Platonic notion that time and change are…
Jesus’ Different Kind of Nation
Category: General
Tags: Blessing, Israel, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Nationalism, New Humanity
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
God called Abraham to form a unique nation by which “all peoples of the earth will be blessed.” The unique call of the descendants of Abraham was to become a nation of servant-priests whom God…
Greg’s Review of Changing Your Mind by Victor Copan
Category: General
Tags: Book Reviews, Discipleship, Imagination
Several months ago Victor Copan introduced himself to me at the end of a Woodland Hills Church service. He told me about his recently published book, Changing Your Mind. “I know you’re into spiritual disciplines…
No Room for Judgment
Category: General
Tags: Homosexuality, Judgment, LGBTQ, Love
Topics: Following Jesus
In the light of the horrible violence in Orlando, and in response to the sickening judgmental statements that some Christian leaders have been making since the mass shooting about the victims who belong to the…
The ReKnew Newsletter
Category: General
Tags: Current Events, Good News, Newsletter, ReKnew
Did you know that ReKnew publishes a monthly newsletter? We post an exclusive video message from Greg each month as well as top posts, featured video content, book reviews, resurrected content, upcoming events, and testimonies. Just sign…
Women, Leadership, & the Bible
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Gender Roles, Women In Ministry
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Verse: 1 Corinthians 14, 1 Timothy 2, 1 Timothy 3
Neither reason nor experience supports the notion that women cannot be gifted to exercise the highest levels of spiritual authority. There is simply no rationally discernable connection between a person’s gender and their natural ability…
Some Thoughts on Women in Ministry
Category: General
Tags: Gender Roles, Leadership, Women In Ministry
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Throughout the testimony of Scripture, we have examples of God tolerating many things that are far from ideal in order to gradually transform the world in the direction he intends for us. For example, God’s ideal…
God’s Favor, Not Vengeance
Category: General
Tags: Enemy Love, Forgiveness, Jesus, Justice, Love
Topics: Following Jesus
Jesus began his ministry with a brief sermon in his hometown synagogue. Quoting Isaiah 61, Jesus said, The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to…
Revolting Against Classism
Category: General
Tags: Jesus, Kingdom Living, Kingdom Revolution, Love
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
All fallen societies and religions have a tendency to rank people according to class. All have ways of separating the insiders from the outsiders, the holy from the unholy and the more important people from…
Introducing “Apologies and Explanations” Podcast
Category: General, Press, ReKnew Podcast
I’m so excited to announce that ReKnew is launching our very own podcast! We are calling it “Apologies and Explanations,” because in each 5 to 15 minute podcast I will respond to questions that aim…
What is “Original Sin”?
Category: General
Tags: Idolatry, Sin, Sinful Nature, Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
Topics: Sin
I get asked about “original sin” quite a bit. Are people born guilty? Many times questions like this originate from folks who are worried about whether babies who die without being baptized go to hell….
ReThinking the Source of Life
Category: General
Tags: Idolatry, Life, Love, Religious Idolatry, Theology
Topics: Following Jesus
Over the next few weeks, we will be exploring the twelve convictions of the ReKnew Manifesto. The first of which focuses on where we get life. In many of my writings, I speak about the…
Nothing but Christ Crucified
Category: General
Tags: Cross, Good News, Identity in Christ, Jesus
One of the most remarkable expressions of the all-encompassing nature of the cross is reflected in an incidental, but extremely important, comment that Paul made in his First Letter to the Corinthians. He noted that…
Christ the Center
Category: General
Tags: Authority, Belief, Bible, Faith, Jesus
Topics: Faith & Doubt
The center of the Christian faith is not anything we believe; it’s the person of Jesus Christ. The foundation of my faith is a person, not a book and a set of beliefs about that…
Doubt as a Companion to Faith
Category: General
Tags: Doubt, Faith
A true and living faith is never a destination; it’s a journey. And to move forward on this journey we need doubt. Faith is not based on certainty. Think of it this way. We often…
A New Book and a Dance Party to Celebrate It
Category: General
Tags: Greg Boyd, Kòt a Kòt, NDY, The Cosmic Dance
I am delighted to announce the soon-to-be-released first publication of ReKnew Publishing. It’s a rather quirky book that I wrote and then compiled with the help of some talented friends. It’s entitled, The Cosmic Dance:…