Death
Podcast: Isn’t Annihilationism Violent?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Annihilationism, Death, Hell
Greg considers the fate of the unsaved. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0466.mp3
Podcast: Dear Greg: My Friend Committed Suicide. Should I Pray for Her Soul?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Death, Depression, Prayer, purgatory, Suicide
When does our story end? Greg talks about suicide and praying for the dead. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0414.mp3
Podcast: What Do Near Death Experiences Tell Us About Purgatory?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Death, purgatory
Greg continues purging his views on purgatory. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0341.mp3
Podcast: Overflow Episode 1 — Dust, Flashlights, and Heathens
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Death
Dan and Brianna tackle some tough questions: —Is it okay for Christians to be cremated? —How can we preach from the OT with authority? —What should a Christian academic know in a secular school? http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0320_overflow_1.mp3
Podcast: Can a Person Choose Jesus After Death, and is that Fair for Everyone?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Death, Sanctification
Greg points his analytical periscope into the afterlife to consider the complicated nature of sanctification. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0110.mp3
Lord Willing?
Category: General
Tags: Death, Jessica Kelley, Problem of Evil, Suffering, Warfare Worldview
Topics: The Problem of Evil
Lord Willing? Wrestling with God’s Role in My Child’s Death, by Jessica Kelley In November 2012, I received one of the most touching emails I have ever received. A young mother named Jessica Kelley explained…
Starting to Smell
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Death, Heaven, The Work of the People
Topics: Death and Salvation
What happens to you when you die? Do we immediately go to heaven as is commonly thought? What can we learn from near death experiences? In this short video, Greg speaks to what the Bibles…
Dying to Live
Category: General
Tags: Benjamin L. Corey, Christian Living, Death, Experiencing God, Holy Land
Image by Benjamin Corey A few days ago, Benjamin Corey over at Formerly Fundy posted a blog about an encounter he had with God in the Holy Land. He shared that he’s been going through…
Goodbye Beloved “Friend at First Sight”
Category: General
Tags: Death, Europe, Friends, Gaby Hitipeuw, Love
I don’t believe in “love at first sight,” but I do believe that once in a great while, some fortunate people encounter “friends at first sight.” Maybe you know what I’m talking about. There are…
On Dying and Compassion
Category: General
Tags: Brittany Maynard, Compassion, Death, Jessica Kelley
Last week many of us were talking about end of life issues after we viewed Brittany Maynard’s heartbreaking video sharing her decision to take her own life in the face of her terminal illness and the prospect of…
How should Christians respond to Near Death Experiences?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Christian Life, Death, Greg Boyd, Kingdom Living, Sermons, Theology
Topics: Death and Salvation, End Times, Following Jesus
In a recent Q and A session about the book of Revelation, Greg Boyd and Paul Eddy answer a question on How Christians should respond to claims of Near Death Experiences. You can view the…
Lighten Up: Appreciating Life
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Cartoons, Death, Gratitude, Life, Lighten Up, Nelson Mandela
Today we’re appreciating the life of Nelson Mandela. What a beautiful soul.
Jessica Kelley: Triumph by Testimony
Category: General
Tags: Death, Henry, Jessica Kelley, Picture of God, Prayer, Sermons, Testimonies, Woodland Hills Church
Jessica Kelley is a good friend of ReKnew, and she preached this last weekend at Woodland Hills Church. Normally we only post clips of sermons, but we wanted to post the full sermon on this…
Warfare and Sickness
Category: Q&A
Tags: Death, Kingdom Living, Prayer, Sickness, Warfare Worldview
Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict
Is sickness something we should come against as spiritual warfare or is sickness just something that is part of our life until the Kingdom of God comes? Greg deals with the answer to this question.
Grieving and Comfort
Category: General
Tags: Ben Witherington, Death, Grief, Hope, Jessica Kelley, Picture of God, Theodicy
Henning Mühlinghaus via Compfight Ben Witherington posted this heartfelt reflection on the sudden death of his young daughter. Theology can sometimes be a relatively benign part of your life until something like this strikes without warning….
Love is a Beautiful Way to Live…and Die
Category: General
Tags: Death, Kingdom Living, Richard Beck, Sacrifice
Hartwig HKD via Compfight Richard Beck posted a reflection this last week called Love is the Allocation of Our Living and Dying. Greg has a regular practice of imagining his own death in order to live…
The Testimony of Life and Death
Category: General
Tags: Andrew Sullivan, Compassion, David Kuo, Death, Evangelism, Politics
David Kuo was a friend of ours. He was a passionate voice calling the church away from political division and calling us towards compassionate engagement. He succumbed to brain cancer this last week after a…
Sermon: Letter to Henry
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Death, Henry, Jesus, Problem of Evil, Sermons, Theodicy
We usually share a short clip from Greg’s sermons here, but we decided that a clip just won’t do this week. This last weekend Greg preached about the life and death of Henry and what…
Reflecting on Henry and the Heart of God
Category: Q&A
Tags: Death, God, Greg Boyd, Henry, ReKnew, Warfare Worldview
Topics: Providence, Predestination and Free Will, The Problem of Evil
Several years ago Jessica and Ian had their theology revolutionized by coming in contact with the vision of God and the warfare worldview that ReKnew ministries stands for. Tragically, this last September this wonderful couple…