Doubt
Benefit of the Doubt: Sneak Peek
Category: General
Tags: Benefit of the Doubt, Doubt, Doubt and the Idol of Certainty, Faith, ReKnew
We’ll be leaking little tidbits from Greg’s soon-to-be-released book Benefit of the Doubt from today until the book release. We’re really excited about the potential of this book to impact the lives of those who…
Secret Doubt
Category: General
Tags: Benefit of the Doubt, Doubt, Faith, Jess in Process, Jessica Kelley, ReKnew
J L via Compfight We don’t usually do this, but Jessica Kelley (Henry’s mom) over at Jess in Process wrote a piece about her struggles with doubt, and we got her permission to reprint it…
Conference: Faith, Doubt & the Idol of Certainty
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Tags: Benefit of the Doubt, Doubt, Doubt and the Idol of Certainty, Faith, Idolatry
We’re really excited about Greg’s book, Benefit of the Doubt, coming out in September. In fact, we’re SO excited that we want to invite you all to a conference we’re holding September 27-28, 2013 at Woodland Hills…
The End and Beginning of Faith
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Tags: Agnosticism, Calvinism, Doubt, Faith, Micah J Murray, Picture of God
Eduardo Amorim via Compfight Micah J. Murray shared the story of how his doubts and loss of faith led him to a truer, deeper faith. While we fear the doubts that sometimes sneak in, sometimes…
Changing Beliefs
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Tags: Belief, Change, Curiosity, Doubt, Faith, Mercy, Q&A, Sojourners, Stephen Mattson
Stephen Mattson is a follower of ReKnew and a member of Woodland Hills Church who posted a piece on Sojourners titled Christians: It’s NOT a Sin to Change Your Beliefs. He points out that doubt and…
Christian Skepticism
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Tags: Benefit of the Doubt, Christopher Hutton, Doubt, Skeptics
Beshef via Compfight Christopher Hutton wrote a piece that was featured on the Christ and Pop Culture blog called Skepticism for Christianity: Why Doubt it Our Best Friend. Greg’s upcoming book Benefit of the Doubt deals with…
Loving God With All Of Your Mind
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Tags: Bible, David D. Flowers, Doubt, Greg Boyd, Honesty, Humility
Rebecca-Lee via Compfight David D. Flowers posted this essay on loving God with your mind that reflects our stance on intellectual integrity as we approach Scripture. It even features a video clip of Greg talking…
Leaving Westboro Baptist: Damsel, Arise
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Tags: Doubt, Grace, Growth, Megan Phelps-Roper, Westboro Baptist
Burstein! via Compfight A reader pointed us to this fascinating article about the defection of Megan Phelps-Roper from the notorious Westboro Baptist Church (Thanks Rocky). She’s the granddaughter of the founder and preacher Fred Phelps….
The Evangelical Mind
Category: General
Tags: Doubt, Peter Enns, The Mind, The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, Theology, Wisdom
Peter via Compfight As a follow-up to Rachel Held Evans’ thoughts yesterday on the Scandal of the Evangelical Heart, we thought we would post this reflection by Peter Enns about the Deeper Scandal of the…
Drum Roll Please: Greg’s Final Critique of Bart Ehrman’s Article
Category: Q&A, Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Apologetics, Atheism, Bart Ehrman, Bible, Christianity, Christmas, Doubt, Faith, Greg Boyd, Historical Criticism, Jesus, ReKnew, Skeptics
Topics: Biblical Reliability
This is the ninth and final of several videos Greg put together to refute Bart Ehrman’s claims published in the article What Do We Really Know About Jesus? Thanks for hanging in there for this last one….
Tips on what NOT to say to someone struggling with their faith
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Tags: Abuse, Christian Living, Doubt, Faith, support
Neal Fowler via Compfight Here’s a post from a year ago from Elizabeth Esther on What NOT to say to someone struggling with their faith. Historically, the church has been a very unsafe place for…
Why Bart Ehrman Doesn’t Have to Ruin Your Christmas (Or Your Faith) Part 8
Category: Q&A, Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Apologetics, Atheism, Bart Ehrman, Bible, Christmas, Doubt, Faith, Greg Boyd, Historical Criticism, ReKnew, Skeptics
Topics: Biblical Reliability
This is the eighth of several videos Greg put together to refute Bart Ehrman’s claims published in the article What Do We Really Know About Jesus? In this segment, Greg gets into the nitty gritty of why…
Why Bart Ehrman Doesn’t Have to Ruin Your Christmas (Or Your Faith) Part 7
Category: Q&A, Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Apologetics, Atheism, Bart Ehrman, Bible, Christianity, Doubt, Faith, Greg Boyd, Historical Criticism, Skeptics
Topics: Biblical Reliability
This is the seventh of several videos Greg put together to refute Bart Ehrman’s claims published in the article What Do We Really Know About Jesus? In this segment, Greg argues against Ehrman’s claim that the Roman…
Why Bart Ehrman Doesn’t Have to Ruin Your Christmas (Or Your Faith) Part 6
Category: Q&A, Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Apologetics, Atheism, Bart Ehrman, Bible, Christianity, Christmas, Doubt, Faith, Greg Boyd, Historical Criticism, Jesus, ReKnew, Skeptics
Topics: Biblical Reliability
This is the sixth of several videos Greg put together to refute Bart Ehrman’s claims published in the article What Do We Really Know About Jesus? In this segment, Greg addresses the apparent discrepancies in the genealogies of Luke…
Why Bart Ehrman Doesn’t Have to Ruin Your Christmas (Or Your Faith) Part 5
Category: Q&A, Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Atheism, Bart Ehrman, Bible, Christianity, Doubt, Faith, Greg Boyd, Historical Criticism, ReKnew, Skeptics
Topics: Biblical Reliability
This is the fifth of several videos Greg put together to refute Bart Ehrman’s claims published in the article What Do We Really Know About Jesus? In this segment, Greg points out that none of Bart’s material…
The Suffering of God
Category: General
Tags: Creation, Current Events, Doubt, Faith, God, Newtown, Pain, Problem of Evil, Suffering, Theodicy
NYC.andre via Compfight This seems like a good follow-up post from what Greg posted yesterday. Charisma posted this reflection on the problem of evil and the suffering of God. It’s a great summary of our…
Speaking of Doubt
Xava du via Compfight As long as we’re on the topic of faith and doubt, here’s an excellent piece by Richard Beck on The Gifts and Benefits of Doubt. Are you struggling with doubt and…
Part Three of Greg’s Interview with David D. Flowers
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Tags: Benefit of the Doubt, David D. Flowers, Doubt, Faith, Greg Boyd
Here’s the final interview that Greg did with David D. Flowers in which he discusses his upcoming book Benefit of the Doubt: Dismantling the Idol of Certainty. Check it out! From the interview: Faith in…
Making Room for Doubt and Questions in Our Youth Curriculum
Category: General
Tags: Doubt, Q&A
This article from a Christianity Today blog was sent to us from a reader (Thanks Laura!) reflecting on the need for making space for doubt and questions in our youth curriculum. From the article: In our Sticky…