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Podcast: Is Buddhism More Transformative than Christianity?

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Greg looks at faith and transformation and compares Christianity with other worldviews. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0462.mp3

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How Jesus Cursed the Curse

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People who have committed to following Jesus are called to mimic even this aspect of Jesus’ life. As much as possible, we are to model what creation will look like when God’s Kingdom is fully…

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The Principle of Non-Violence

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Several years ago, Woodland Hills Church hosted a Q&A with Greg Boyd and Paul Eddy to answer questions that arose from their exploration of Anabaptism. In this short clip, they address the Anabaptist principle of…

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The Call To Nonviolent Discipleship

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The cross wasn’t simply something God did for us. According to the NT, it was also an example God calls us to follow. Yet, as discussed in the previous post, most often the call to…

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Jesus and Nationalistic Violence

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Throughout the Old Testament, we find Israel spoken of as God’s “chosen nation.” The Israelites were to be a nation of priests whom God wanted to use to unite the world under him (Ex 19:6)….

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Praying for Peace During Political Hostility

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Jesus calls his disciples to be “peacemakers” (Mt 5:9). During this season of political animosity, we have a great opportunity to practice being disciples by offering an alternative way of interacting with each other. One…

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The Destiny of God’s People

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Jesus represents the realization of God’s glorious dream for humanity. In Christ, we see what we who are in Christ are destined to be. As a stick placed in a river is destined to be…

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Friday Lights: Glimpse of the Kingdom

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We interrupt the constant stream of violence and brokenness to bring you this glimpse of the Kingdom of God. Image via broken pencils are pointless

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Jesus Came to Bring a Sword?

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Jesus said: “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword” (Mt 10:34).  Some, both modern scholars along with church leaders…

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Happy New Year from ReKnew

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Bless you all as we embark on a brand new year. We’re praying that the Kingdom of God penetrates the darkness of our world with light and peace and love that reflects his goodness. Photo…

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A Non-Violent Creation

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A biblical teaching that we often overlook regarding the centrality of non-violence concerns God’s original vision of creation. We have grown so accustomed to the violence we experience as a part of nature that we…

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Anabaptist Response to the Attacks in Paris and Beirut

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Our friend Bruxy Cavey, the pastor at The Meeting House in Toronto shares some thoughts on how to respond to the violence that is going on in the world. He writes: The Meeting House is…

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How to Produce the Fruit of the Spirit

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When the New Testament tells us to be loving, joyful, peaceful, kind and so on, it is not giving us a new set of behaviors that we are to strive to accomplish. Striving to attain…

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Lighten Up: If Every Life is Sacred

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Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis

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Lighten Up: Celebrate!

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© Lard’s World Peace Tips by Keith Tutt and Daniel Saunders

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A Restless Heart

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What is the “good news” of the Gospel? How can we find rest in Jesus? Here’s another video from The Work of the People that examines these questions.

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Life to the Full

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What does it mean to live life to the full? Greg addresses this question in this short video by The Work of the People.  

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You’re Not a Pacifist Are You?

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 Jayel Aheram via Compfight Brian Zahnd wrote a great piece the other day on this topic. He contends that when he is asked this question, it often has the same flavor of the question, “You’re…

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Responding to Driscoll’s “Is God a Pacifist?” Part I

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I’m sure many of you have read Mark Driscoll’s recent blog titled “Is God a Pacifist?” in which he argues against Christian pacifism. I’ve decided to address this in a series of three posts, not because I think…

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The Challenge of Malala to the Church

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I don’t know if you’ve seen this, but it’s Malala Yousafzai appearing on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show. At the age of 14 Malala was shot in the face at point blank range by the…

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