Greg Boyd: Apologies & Explanations
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How Does God Influence Us?
Greg discusses the problem with speculating on HOW God interacts in the world. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Is It ALWAYS Wrong to Take Oaths?
Greg looks at the spirit of the law as it pertains to law in the material world. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
CVC 9—Are There Times When We Should Be Involved in Politics?
Greg discusses whether God's goodness and power are enough to save everyone. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
What is Heresy?
Greg defines 'Heresy' and looks at why it is often viewed as a 'mean-y' word. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Greg Discusses God's Masks and Unpacks His Cruciform Hermeneutic at the CrossVision Conference and Dialogues with Bruxy Cavey
Greg discusses MASKS at the CrossVision Conference and Dialogues with Bruxy Cavey. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Does God Make People Delusional?
Andrea asks Greg about 2 Thessalonians 2:11, where it is said that God sends a delusion on people—WHAT!?! Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
How Can We Be Confident in Christianity With SO Many Other Religions in the World?
Greg considers the abundant religious perspectives available to us, defends faith in Christ, and considers whether agnosticism is appropriate—all in less that 6 mind-bending minutes! Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Does God Strike Jesus Down?
Greg looks at how Matthew uses the Old Testament—specifically, Matthew 26:31. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Will There Be Sex in Heaven?
Greg discusses the nature of union with Christ in this edgy episode on coitus. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
CVC 8—Why Not Embrace Universalism?
Greg discusses whether God's goodness and power are enough to save everyone. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Is God Fickle?
Greg balances God's mercy and grace with the authenticity of free will. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
If Evolution is True, Can We Say There Was a Fall?
Greg discusses the relationship between the Creation story and evolutionary theory. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Bruxy Cavey on Apologetics at the CrossVision Conference
Bruxy Cavey does a breakout session on apologetics at the CrossVision Conference. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
How is Jesus Both God and Human?
Greg discusses the incarnation from the perspective of "God as Human" rather than "God and Human." Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
What Are You Reading Now?
Greg discusses what he is reading now that Crucifixion of the Warrior God and CrossVision are completed. Here are links to those books: The Training of KX12 and The Physics of Theism Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Dennis Edwards Kicks off the CrossVision Conference with a Powerful Message about the Oppressed
Dennis Edwards Kicks off the CrossVision Conference. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
What is the Greatest Philosophical Blunder in History?
Greg goes WAY back to trace an erroneous thought. His investigation brings all the way back to the pre-Socratics and the Ground-of-Being. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Does Historicity of Bible Stories Matter?
Greg discusses his phenomenological-theological approach—or, HOW is the Bible inspired? Primarily the narrative? Or primarily historically accuracy? Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
CVC 7—Is Pacifism Practical?
Greg asks: Will common sense be lord of your life or will Jesus? Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
What If I Don't Hear God?
With an eye on false-positives and excessive skepticism, Greg talks about listening to the Holy Spirit's nudges. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Why is Greg So Big in Europe?
Greg proposes offering craft beers at church and shares his epiphanies about Muslim scholars. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Why Is Secular Music So Much Better Than Christian Music?
Greg considers the challenges of Christian music. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
CVC 6 — Can the Cross Keep Us From Reading Anything We Want Into the Biblical Text?
Greg considers the boundaries of the cross. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Is It Wrong To Pray to Saints?
Greg discusses the risks and issues associated with praying to anyone or anything other than God. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
How Much 'War' is there in Spiritual Warfare?
Greg considers violence in the spiritual realm. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Greg Introduces His Cruciform Hermeneutic at the CrossVision Conference and Dialogues with Rachel Held Evans
Greg Introduces His Cruciform Hermeneutic at the CrossVision Conference and Dialogues with Rachel Held Evans. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Is it Okay to Pray to God as Mother?
Greg considers God's gender and the potential power of this identification can have on faith. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
CVC 5 —Why is Jesus Frustrated When the Disciples Wake Him During the Storm?
Greg looks at why Jesus might have gotten so frustrated at the disciples when they woke him during the storm. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Why is First Peter SO Harsh Towards Women?
Greg looks at Peter's harsh views of women through a Cruciform lens. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Does the Cruciform Hermeneutic Sabotage Open Theism?
Greg considers whether the verses Open Theists are simply God accommodating us. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
What Popular Christian Beliefs Come From Places OTHER Than the Bible?
Greg unloads a litany of beliefs that many Christians believe that come from places other than the Bible. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
CVC 4— If God Didn't Want Us to Eat Meat, What About the Quail God Sent to the Israelites?
Dan asks Greg about eating meat. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
Greg considers the terrors and horrors of America's most macabre holiday. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
How Should Christians Use Other Christian's Ideas?
Greg gives his very own thoughts on using other people's thoughts. Also, some thoughts on Camus. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
How Does Accommodation and Divine Aikido Apply to Parenting?
Things get paternal in this contemplative episode on parenting. How should kids be punished? How should kids be taught? How does divine aikido and divine accommodation influence this? Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
CVC 3 — How is Hope Related to Doubt?
Ben asks Greg how his teachings in Benefit of the Doubt applies to the nature of hope. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
What Are Your Thoughts on DNA Modification?
Greg discusses the benefits and risks of DNA modification. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Can We Really Have a Personal Relationship with Jesus?
It's all about parts and wholes in this rip-roaring journey through the historical development of certain pietistic trends. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
How Should Churches Spend Their Money?
Greg talks money and mission in this fast-paced episode that will be sure to get church accountants talking. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
CVC 2—When SHOULD Christians Get Involved In Politics?
Jonathan asks about Christians and when they should get into politics. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Why Should We Trust that the Bible is Divinely Inspired?
Greg argues why he thinks we can trust that the Bible is divinely inspired. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Was THIS World the Most Likely World and Wouldn't God Have Anticipated It?
Greg considers what God might have risked and expected for this world. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Is There a Moral Difference Between Killing and Murder?
Greg argues against C.S. Lewis' claim that not all killing is murder. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
CVC 1—Why is God So Merciless to Lazarus?
In this first HOT question from the CrossVision Conference, Greg responds to Mike's question about the nature of hell and what we should infer from the story of Lazarus in Luke 16. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
When Will God Find Me a Spouse?
Greg discusses God's role in romance. Is God the Omni-Matchmaker? Does love happen only for the faithful? Will Mitch find his one true love? Answers to these questions, and MORE, in this heart-pounding episode! Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Is it a Sin to Not Have Kids?
Does the command to be fruitful and multiply mean that it is a sin to not have kids. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
What About Guns?
Greg shoots straight in this controversial episode on guns. He also tells the tale of the time he shot the German Luger. Also, Dan corrupts the youth (as per typical). Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
What is the Difference Between Open Theism and Process Thought?
Greg openly processes the major differences between Open Theism and Process Thought. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
Is an Open Future World a Logically Possible World?
Greg gets technical in this abstract, yet profound, introduction to an open theist's interpretation of the square of opposition. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org
How Did the CrossVision Conference Go?
Greg reflects on the CrossVision Conference and talks about a moment of foreknowledge. Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Email: [email protected] Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org