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4 'Boydisms' to Live By

4 Boydisms

Greg Boyd is a fantastic teacher. He is as cerebral as it gets. How many American evangelical pastors do you know who regularly bring up quantum physics in their sermons? And Boyd's vita humbles Christian scholars living in even the highest of ivory towers. Princeton, Yale, over a dozen books (many best-sellers) are just a sampling. In fact, Boyd is so brilliant, he interrupts himself from writing books that will change Christian theology forever to write other books that will change Christian theology forever.

But Boyd's brilliance is not what makes him a fantastic teacher. Brilliance alone never made anyone a fantastic teacher. More often than not, geniuses like Boyd are terrible teachers. They are so 'in their own heads' they can't effectively communicate with us non-geniuses. They lack the capacity to translate complex and esoteric concepts into 'layman's terms'. This is precisely what makes Boyd a fantastic teacher. I've been reading and listening to Boyd for 10 years now, and to this day I am regularly floored by how easy he makes it look to teach a diverse crowd of church-goers and seekers theological truths the best of minds grapple with their entire lives. It is the true mark of a gifted teacher surrendered to the Spirit.

In particular, I find it amazing how pastor Greg (who my wife and I call "GB") can concentrate the most profound and central biblical truths into 'bite-sized' phrases packed with meaning that stick with me years after I first hear them. In this post, I'd like to present just 4 of these 'Boydisms' for your edification. Each one has served to deepen my faith in Jesus and I pray that they will have the same impact on you.

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The Condition and Convictions of Clark Pinnock

Meeting Clark Pinnock '07

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The Future of Openness? A Review of Creation Made Free

Creation Made FreeCreation Made Free: Open Theology Engaging Science

Editor: Thomas Jay Oord
Paperback: 260 pages
Publisher: Pickwick (Wipf and Stock) Publishers - 2009
Language: English
ISBN: 9781606084885

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Three Lessons I Learned From Clark Pinnock

Dr. Clark Pinnock, one of Evangelicalism's most brilliant minds, has gone on to be with the Lord. Dr. Pinnock studied under F. F. Bruce and taught at seminaries like Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL, Regent in Vancouver, and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He authored or contributed to dozens of Evangelical theological works over his 40 year career.

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Christ Our Totem: Reflections on Inception, Part 1

Inception

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Older, Deeper Magic

 Older, Deeper Magic

In preparation for the release of the bigscreen adaptation of C. S. Lewis' The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, I've been reading through the entire series with my children. We've read The Magicians Nephew, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and we're part way through Prince Caspian. Our goal is to be finished with both Caspian and The Voyage before we see the movie as a family. 

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Guess Who's Getting Into Heaven: A Review of Love Wins by Rob Bell

Author: Rob Bell
Format: eBook
Publisher: HarperCollins (2011)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780062049636

Background on Love Wins: The Tweet Heard Round the Internet 
(well, by American Evangelicals at least)

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A Black Sun Has Not Risen on Japan: Challenging So-called "Answers" for the Japanese Disaster

Earlier this month, March 11th, an earthquake off the coast of Japan caused a massive tsunami to strike the coastline toppling buildings and costing thousands of lives. Whenever natural disasters occur, Christ's Church mourns with those who have suffered loss and rallies to support them.

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Practices Make Perfect: Action —> Vision —> Love —> Action

Yesterday, a pal from the social networking world, Ekupatra Tupamahu, hipped me to a chapel lecture delivered by James K. A. ("Jamie") Smith at Calvin College not too long ago. His talk was a promotion of his new book Desiring the Kingdom and it was very thought-provoking. I'd like to explore some of Smith's thoughts in conjunction with a lingering thought or two from Greg Boyd's Seeing is Believing. But before I dive right into a reflection on Smith's thoughts, I thought I'd confess my thoughts on Smith himself.

To be honest, my thoughts on Smith are conflicted. On the one hand, the insights he shared in the Calvin chapel (which correspond to his book) are inspiring and I deeply resonate with them. Additionally, I'm fascinated to know more about how he integrates Pentecostalism with Reformed theology. I'll admit I don't think they are compatible at all, so in the least, I expect his reasoning to be interesting. However, it is precisely because he is a proud Reformed philosopher that I am skeptical of him. I find Reformed theology citically flawed and destructive to biblical faith. At the same time, the mental and hermeneutical acrobatics I've witnessed individual Calvinists perform, to "nuance" their Reformed theology to the point where it can be stomached, never ceases to amaze me. Perhaps Smith has found a new and creative way to live with the disgusting implication of Calvinist theodicy. I should add, I was also aware of the fact that Smith recently wrote Thinking in Tongues and was interested in reading it prior to hearing the aforementioned Calvin chapel lecture.

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