Explore every episode of the podcast Greg Boyd: Apologies & Explanations
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| How Can I Better Remember the Bible? | 09 Apr 2026 | 00:07:24 | |
Greg and Dan talk about reading the Bible and learning from it, even with a brain injury. Episode 1334 Greg's new book: Inspired Imperfection Dan: @thatdankent Links: | |||
| Does Praying in Tongues Increase Wisdom? | 06 Apr 2026 | 00:08:54 | |
Greg and Dan speak coherently about speaking in tongues. Episode 1333 Greg's new book: Inspired Imperfection Dan: @thatdankent Links: | |||
| Does Satan Have a Moral Code? | 06 Mar 2026 | 00:04:05 | |
Greg considers Satan's moral code. Episode 1324 Greg's new book: Inspired Imperfection Dan: @thatdankent Links: | |||
| Why Can't God Simply Forgive Without Blood? | 09 Oct 2024 | 00:03:18 | |
Greg discusses God's supposed need for blood. Episode 1235 Greg's new book: Inspired Imperfection Dan: @thatdankent Links: | |||
| Should We Trust the Bible When it Fails on Page 1? | 11 Jun 2018 | 00:03:09 | |
Greg talks about science and the Bible.
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| A Flexible Faith: The Bonnie Kristian Interview | 11 Jun 2018 | 00:28:07 | |
Dan interviews Bonnie Kristian on her new book: A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today
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| Did Jesus Descend Into Hell? | 08 Jun 2018 | 00:04:41 | |
Greg psychologizes Christ on the cross.
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| Who has the Authority to Baptize Others? | 06 Jun 2018 | 00:01:37 | |
Grab a bucket for this no-holds barred baptism episode.
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| What Do Near Death Experiences Tell Us About Purgatory? | 04 Jun 2018 | 00:03:08 | |
Greg continues purging his views on purgatory.
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| Between Here and Heaven: What are Your Views on Purgatory? | 01 Jun 2018 | 00:09:43 | |
Greg purges his views on purgatory.
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| Does the Bible Say ANYTHING About the Timing of Jesus' Return? | 30 May 2018 | 00:03:11 | |
Greg gets into divination and looks into his crystal ball.
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| How Should Churches Select Worship Music? | 27 May 2018 | 00:04:49 | |
Greg gets funky in this toe-tapping episode on church music.
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| How Does a Cruciform Hermeneutic Affect Your Reading of Homosexuality Passages? | 25 May 2018 | 00:09:48 | |
Greg talks about accommodation, judgement, and homosexuality.
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| Who Converted You From Calvinism? | 23 May 2018 | 00:03:23 | |
Greg tells the story of those strange days in the 80s when he was a pseudo-Calvinist.
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| Would God Allow Us to Destroy the World with Nuclear War? | 01 Oct 2024 | 00:04:22 | |
Greg and Dan talk about big bombs Episode 1234 Greg's new book: Inspired Imperfection Dan: @thatdankent Links: | |||
| Why Does Prayer Feel So Fake? | 21 May 2018 | 00:09:03 | |
Greg talks about practicing a prayer discipline and battling against feelings of superficiality in prayer.
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| Reflections on Mother's Day from a Motherless Boy | 18 May 2018 | 00:09:52 | |
Greg talks about growing up without his biological mother and then having an abusive step-mother.
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| What is the Aspen School of Missional Apprenticeship (SOMA)? | 17 May 2018 | 00:03:10 | |
Greg talks about the Aspen School of Missional Apprenticeship (SOMA) and how investing in a discipleship program now can have exponential returns for your ministry for the rest of your life. Link to the program: SOMA
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| Is the United States Segregated Still? | 16 May 2018 | 00:19:33 | |
Greg talks about racism and segregation in the United States and also talks about his time with John Perkins.
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| How Does Spiritual Warfare Actually Work? | 14 May 2018 | 00:03:04 | |
Greg talks about Spiritual Warfare and the risks of speculating about things we do not know anything about.
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| What Do You Mean When You Say Jesus Entered Into Solidarity with Our Sin? | 11 May 2018 | 00:03:05 | |
Greg talks about God's passion for, unity with, and pursuit of his beloved bride.
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| Why Was Jesus So Secretive About his Miracles? | 09 May 2018 | 00:03:01 | |
Greg talks about the messianic secret and why Jesus was so hush-hush.
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| Impromptu Interview with Paul Eddy | 06 May 2018 | 00:15:55 | |
Dan interviews Paul Eddy, the man who may have converted Greg Boyd from Calvinism.
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| Is it a Sin to Download Someone's Consciousness? | 04 May 2018 | 00:04:27 | |
Greg and Dan make a last ditch effort to save humanity from the rise of the robots.
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| If You Could've Killed Hitler, Wouldn't You? | 02 May 2018 | 00:07:56 | |
Greg challenges the intuitively appealing notion of killing Hitler and thereby preventing the massacre of millions of people.
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| Was the Fall Necessary? | 24 Sep 2024 | 00:03:09 | |
Were Adam and Eve free? Must humans each make mistakes to learn? Can't we learn without experiencing pain? Episode 1233 Greg's new book: Inspired Imperfection Dan: @thatdankent Links: | |||
| Does a Jesus-Centric Theology Reduce God? | 30 Apr 2018 | 00:04:17 | |
Greg challenges the traditional starting point of many theologies and defends starting our theology about God's nature and character with what has been revealed about Jesus.
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| Overflow Episode 2 — Mice, Hot Sauce, Fallen Angels, and Broken Hearts | 28 Apr 2018 | 00:23:59 | |
Dan and Brianna tackle some tough questions: Links: | |||
| What is the Unforgivable Sin? | 27 Apr 2018 | 00:03:24 | |
Greg looks at the ONE thing that can get you kicked out of God's presence.
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| What if Jesus was NOT Crucified and Died of Old Age? | 24 Apr 2018 | 00:02:47 | |
Greg looks at what is important about the crucifixion and what isn't. Links: | |||
| Is it Possible for Unbelievers to Please God? | 23 Apr 2018 | 00:03:32 | |
Greg considers whether God could ever be pleased with something an unbeliever does even though they are not believers. Links: | |||
| Overflow Episode 1 — Dust, Flashlights, and Heathens | 21 Apr 2018 | 00:21:20 | |
Dan and Brianna tackle some tough questions: Links: | |||
| Did You Believe in Evolution When You Wrote Letters from a Skeptic? | 20 Apr 2018 | 00:02:33 | |
Greg reflects on how his theology is different now compared to when he wrote Letters from a Skeptic. Links: | |||
| Who is Brianna Millett? | 19 Apr 2018 | 00:14:26 | |
Dan interviews one of ReKnew's newest contributors: Brianna Millett. WARNING: Things get a little goofy! Links: | |||
| Is It Actually Possible for God to Experience Time Sequentially? | 18 Apr 2018 | 00:03:40 | |
Greg considers how to think about God's relationship to time given that there are apparent paradoxes no matter how one things about it. Links: | |||
| Can a Person Come Back to God if They Lose Their Faith? | 16 Apr 2018 | 00:04:35 | |
Greg considers the nature of faith and unbelief and offers some enlightening insight that may surprise you. Links: | |||
| Why Didn't God Just Make Us in Heaven to Begin With? | 15 Sep 2024 | 00:07:11 | |
Greg talks about the processes and technicalities of utopia. Episode 1232 Greg's new book: Inspired Imperfection Dan: @thatdankent Links: | |||
| Dear Greg: How Do I Actually Experience God's Forgiveness? | 13 Apr 2018 | 00:09:09 | |
Greg responds to an emailer who is wrestling with shame and who wants to experience the forgiveness they believe they have. Links: | |||
| If We Take Verses Where God Changes His Mind Literally, Should We Also Take Verses Where God is Forgetful, Fatigued, and Doesn't Know the Past Literally? | 11 Apr 2018 | 00:07:22 | |
Greg considers a challenge to open theisms about taking verses about God changing his mind literally. Links: | |||
| Greg Confronts Nietzsche | 09 Apr 2018 | 00:07:07 | |
Greg goes toe-to-toe with Friedrich Nietzsche in this epic battle of philosophers. Links: | |||
| Why Did Jesus Say He Came to Bring a Sword? | 06 Apr 2018 | 00:02:20 | |
Greg considers what Jesus meant when he said he had come to bring a sword. Links: | |||
| How Do You Recommend Reading the Bible to Kids? | 04 Apr 2018 | 00:05:30 | |
Greg looks at reading the Bible to kids and considers where in the Bible one should start reading. Links: | |||
| Where is the Foundation of Our Trust in the Old Testament? | 02 Apr 2018 | 00:04:08 | |
Greg looks at what he considers the foundation of trusting in the Bible. Links: | |||
| Can We Trust the Gospel of John? | 30 Mar 2018 | 00:05:14 | |
Greg does some gospel-dating. Was John written closer to the year 50, or closer to the year 1986 as Dan suggests? Links: | |||
| How Can I Protect My Kids from the Violence in Media? | 28 Mar 2018 | 00:05:35 | |
Greg looks at ways to help strengthen non-violence in children in a world saturated in violence. Links: | |||
| Is Cruciform Hermeneutics Simply Midrash? | 26 Mar 2018 | 00:07:40 | |
Greg considers whether Cruciform Hermeneutics is just a complicated way of seeing what I want to see in the text, and offers nuanced thought for our more complicated hermeneutical challenges. Links: | |||
| Are the Prohibitions Against Homosexuality Culturally Relative? | 23 Mar 2018 | 00:07:16 | |
Greg considers if homosexuality is culturally relative or not, and what to do about it. Links: | |||
| If I Donate My Organs What Happens When I'm Resurrected? | 12 Sep 2024 | 00:01:37 | |
Greg and Dan dissect an important issue. Episode 1231 Greg's new book: Inspired Imperfection Dan: @thatdankent Links: | |||
| How Can We Tell If a Teaching Was Meant to Transcend the Particular Time & Culture It was Given in? | 21 Mar 2018 | 00:05:06 | |
Greg offers various criteria for assessing what is and is not culturally relative. Links: | |||
| Greg Offers Some Book Recommendations | 19 Mar 2018 | 00:06:43 | |
With consternation and gnashing of teeth, Greg shares some of his favorite books. Links: | |||