Present Perfect
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….
Wake Up to God’s Presence
Category: General
Tags: Being Present, God's Presence, Practicing the Presence of God, Presence of God, Present Perfect
Jesus taught us to “remain” in him. We read this in John 15:4-5: Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine….
Podcast: How Do I Feel God’s Presence More?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: God's Presence, Presence of God, Present Perfect
Greg examines the narratives in our heads, and the neurology in our brains, to help Dan and Julie feel God’s presence more. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0171.mp3 photo: Martin Mutch Source: Here
Prayer When You’re Anxious
Category: General
Tags: Practicing the Presence of God, Prayer, Present Perfect
The following is adapted from a prayer exercise that Greg wrote for his book, Present Perfect. If you’re feeling anxious today (or even if you’re not anxious at all) we encourage you to spend a little time…
The Grand Illusion
Category: General
Tags: Being Present, Practicing the Presence of God, Present Perfect
As long as we buy the lie that Life can be found outside of a moment-by-moment relationship with God, we will determine that our problem is that we simply don’t have enough. If only we…
The Impossible Command of God
Category: General
Tags: Being Present, Practicing the Presence of God, Present Perfect
Topics: Hearing God, Prayer
Paul tells us we are to be “imitators of God” (Eph 5:1). The word for “imitate” (mimetai) literally means to “mimic” or to “shadow.” This means we are to do exactly what we see God…
Supported by God
Category: General
Tags: God's Love, Practicing the Presence of God, Prayer, Present Perfect, Spiritual Formation
Topics: Following Jesus
Here’s an exercise that has helped me experience God’s closeness and helped me feel “at home” regardless of my circumstances. It involves using the incredible gift of your physical body to help you remember God’s…
A Blessing for 2015
Category: General
Tags: Being Present, Blessing, God's Presence, Kingdom Living, New Year, Prayer, Present Perfect
Image by Jean-Michel Guisiano via Flickr In the Kingdom, there is no waiting. There is only now. The time to be fully awake and fully alive is now. The time to abide in Christ and to live…
Don’t Be a Functional Atheist at Christmas
Category: General
Tags: Atheism, Being Present, Christmas, Experiencing God, God, Jesus, Kingdom Living, Myth of a Christian Religion, Practicing the Presence of God, Present Perfect, Secularism
All of us raised in Western culture have been strongly conditioned by what is called a secular worldview. The word secular comes from the Latin saeculum, meaning “the present world.” A secular worldview, therefore, is…
Our Insatiable Hunger
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living, Life, Longing, Present Perfect
The only kind of life animals care about is biological. If their basic physical needs for food and shelter are met, they’re satisfied. Humans also want their basic physical needs met, of course, but that…
Beyond Theoretical Salvation
Category: General
Tags: Christian Life, Confession, Faith, Kingdom Living, Present Perfect, Salvation
Profession of Christ’s lordship in our lives isn’t a magical formula. It’s more than a theory about how we can get saved if we confess the right doctrines. The confession has meaning only when it’s…
Living As If God Exists
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living, Practicing the Presence of God, Prayer, Present Perfect
It is so easy to do our daily stuff of life as though God does not exist. This is not a statement about our beliefs about God’s existence. It’s a statement about our moment-by-moment living….
Believing Is Not Enough
Category: General
Tags: Belief, Present Perfect, Salvation
One of the core elements of evangelical church life is the conversion experience. From old-time revivals, to seeker-sensitive church services, to post-modern outreach strategies, evangelicals have placed a very high emphasis on the point of…