Discipleship
How Can I Become More Diligent? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Discipleship
Greg and Dan offer practical advice on becoming more diligent. Episode 546 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0546.mp3
Born Disciples: On Raising Kids to Follow Jesus
Category: Guest Contributor
Tags: Discipleship, Kids, Parenting
Article by Natalie Frisk In the sixth grade, I had a teacher named Mrs. Klompstra. She was enthusiastic about two things: math and physical education. Now, I realize that these two things may be a…
Jesus was Not a [Socialist]
Category: Guest Contributor
Tags: Discipleship, Political Idolatry, Politics
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Article by Dan Kent Our political climate right now exhausts me. The fracturing. The bullying. The ideological mobs. I feel like I’m surrounded by a hundred Towers of Babel babbling at me all day long,…
What Does it Mean to Pray in Jesus’ Name? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Discipleship, Prayer
Greg considers the phrase ‘in Jesus’ name’ and unpacks what that might mean. He also shows why the phrase is important for One-ness Pentecostals. Episode 481 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0481.mp3
Podcast: Confident Humility
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Book Reviews, Books, Dan Kent, Discipleship, Humility
The tables are turned. Greg interviews Dan Kent on his new book: “Confident Humility: Becoming Your Full Self Without Becoming Full of Yourself.” Available for pre-order now. Episode 472 The Interview: http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_CH_0472.mp3 ————— A Rebuttal…
The Case For Believer’s Baptism
Category: Essays
Tags: Discipleship, Essay, Kingdom Living
Topics: The Church
In this essay I briefly present my reasons for believing that baptism is intended only for people who are old enough to responsibly choose to become disciples of Jesus. I will first offer several biblical…
Podcast: New Creations in the Same Old World
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Discipleship, Transformation
Greg discusses the nature of being a new creation. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0461.mp3
Podcast: What Causes Personal Transformation?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Covenant, Discipleship, Transformation
In this episode Greg talks about the important role of imagination in our prayer life and in our thought life. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0005.mp3
Podcast: Shouldn’t We Also Take the Command to Cut Off Our Hand Literally?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Discipleship, Non-Violence
If we take the command to turn the other cheek literally, what about the command to gouge out our eyes? Or cut off our hand? http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0452.mp3
Worst Sinner Award
Category: General
Tags: Discipleship, Judgement, Present Perfect
Topics: Following Jesus
Jesus taught: Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you….
Podcast: Why Did Jesus Tell Us Not to Worry About Food When People Are Starving to Death?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Christian Life, Discipleship, Life in Christ
Greg talks about worry in Matthew 6:26-27 and talks about the fact that people really die about the things that people worry about. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0354.mp3
Feeding Our Hungry Hearts
Category: General
Tags: Discipleship, Life in Christ, Life to the Full
Jesus came into a world that was full of hungry hearts (see previous post) to introduce us to the only thing that can feed those hungers. Jesus came to rescue us from the futile feeding…
Who Are the BEST Teachers of What It Means to Be a Follower of Jesus? —Dennis Edwards
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Discipleship, Oppression
Dennis Edwards’ ReKnew Cross Vision Conference Keynote Dennis Edwards shares a fantastic message on why, generally speaking, marginalized Christians are the best *teachers* of what it means to be a follower of Christ. ____________
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…
How Do You Balance Productivity and Spiritual Health?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Discipleship, Personal Stories, Seeing is Believing
In this episode Greg talks about balancing a productive life with a spiritually healthy one. Links: Book: Seeing is Believing http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0019.mp3
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…
Giant Jesus
Category: General
Tags: Church, Discipleship, Incarnation
Topics: The Church
Yesterday’s post featured a video of Greg sharing about the role of the church in manifesting God’s character to the world. Here are some follow-up thoughts on that topic. The NT often uses the metaphor…
Our True Eternal Home
Category: General
Tags: Discipleship, Identity in Christ, Jesus
Topics: Following Jesus
In becoming our sin and bearing the death-consequences of sin, Christ has opened the way for us to participate in the fellowship of the triune God. Because of the cross, we are now free to…
Should Christians Arm Themselves?
Category: General
Tags: Current Events, Discipleship, Guns, Jerry Falwell Jr, Non-Violence
Jerry Falwell Jr, the president of Liberty University, recently encouraged the students to arm themselves saying, “I always thought that if more good people had concealed-carry permits, then we could end those Muslims before they…
Cross-like Love and Non-Violence
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Discipleship, Enemy Love, Kingdom Living, Love, Non-Violence, Pacifism
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Cosmo Spacely via Compfight Though it seems to have been forgotten by many today, the cross wasn’t simply something God did for us. According to the NT, it was also an example God calls us…