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What makes the “good news” good?
“What makes the good news proclaimed in the NT good is not merely that Jesus is the definitive revelation of God; it is that the God Jesus reveals has a breathtakingly beautiful character.” Greg Boyd: Crucifixion of the Warrior God
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Psychological salvation
“The reason why the widespread contemporary understanding of faith differs so much from the biblical understanding is that “faith” in the Bible is a covenantal concept while today it has largely become a psychological concept.” — Greg Boyd, The Crucifixion of the Warrior God
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N T Wright AND Greg Boyd on the Importance of the Crucifixion
Start the video around 7:00.
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The moral voice, part 2
Greg Boyd is about as controversial as it can get in the evangelical church. Over the years he’s managed to constantly say something that has upset a lot of evangelical thought. But he raises some incredible points as he shares his personal journey in this video.
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Kingdom power is NOT about this world’s power
We keep refusing to understand the kingdoms of this world in an unredeemed state don’t operate under what we want to have as “true morality.” I got another email about some legislation where we need to “pray this doesn’t pass.” I understand that, but to try and force a world power to act like the kingdom of God may or…
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Reformation Day — One Point of Discussion
I know it’s not Reformation Day yet. But, almost. Luther nailed the points of discussion on the door in Wittenberg. We have blogs. My one point of discussion this year would be the Church wanting the government to do the will of God. Even Luther had trouble with this one. He thought it was okay (as long as it was his theological…
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HELLBOUND
The only time I feel comfortable writing those words without feeling like I’m cursing is when it has to do with a title. This one does. It’s a new documentary coming out to limited screens, including one in my metro area. There will also be a follow up time with the filmmaker and local pastor Greg Boyd, who is in…
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Book Review — Present Perfect by Greg Boyd
I live and pastor in the Twin Cities, so I get somewhat of a front row seat to two very opposite biblical scholars/pastors: Greg Boyd and John Piper. The big Open Theism debate of several years features these two heavy weights. Ironically, I love both of them for their ability to communicate the Scriptures. Greg Boyd’s latest book, Present Perfect:…
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Quick Hits
There are moments of refreshing. Times when you are thankful for God’s grace in that moment. There are moments when it is grace. You think, “Did someone take a break from bashing another person or organization? What got into them?” But it can happen. Kristof and the NY Times took a break from bashing the Vatican to comment on the…
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