Summary: Dr. Gregory Boyd is a professor of theology at Bethel College. He attended such universities as the University of Minnesota, Yale Divinity School, and Princeton Theological Seminary. As well as being a professor he is a preaching pastor at Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, and has authored three books and several articles. This particular book is a dialogue between he and his father, Edward Boyd. Edward lives in Florida and worked for 35 years in sales management. He has six kids, 15 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Gregory attempted for years to try and convert his father to Christianity without any success. About the time he felt like giving up on his father, he felt the Holy Spirit leading him …show more content…
For the most part I really appreciated Gregory's answers and found them to be very insightful, as well as theologically correct. I liked his defense of God when Edward blamed Him for all the evil in the world. I also like how he explained the freedom that God has chosen to give each of us, and that that very freedom, which was given so that true love could exist, must also bear with it the possibility of evil. Gregory said in one of his responses "If we have the potential to oppress or slay millions, it's because we also have the potential to liberate and love millions." I thought Gregory did an exceptional job of explaining salvation to his father as well. He gave great evidence that the Bible was, in fact, true and reliable. I, personally, was very pleased with the apologetic effort of Dr. Boyd.
There were just a couple of things that, I did not necessarily disagree with, but that definitely challenged my way of thinking. The first is about God's omniscience. In Terry Bowland's Romans class, while discussing Calvinism, we went over this a little bit. My understanding of what Dr. Bowland believes (I am sure he would explain it better) is that God does know the future. He knows everything. Before I was born He knew the choices I would be making today. He did not predestine me to make these decisions, but because he is Almighty God, He simply knows the choices that I will make. That all made sense to me until I
McRaney achieved to cover his purpose; the foundational elements, communication theories, and practical aids of personal evangelism. Also, appendixes are helpful to practice to personal testimonies, gospel illustrations, common objections, and more practical evangelism. (p. 235)
Dr. Adam L. Hughes is the Dean of Chapel and Assistant Professor of Expository Preaching at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. With over sixteen years of pastoral experience, Hughes’s practical experience and academic prowess not only make him the perfect professor, but also the perfect Director for the Adrian Rogers Center for Expository Preaching.
A successful Christian business man may sound like an oxymoron, but that was R.G LeTourneau. He built big, powerful machinery that could do things that no other machine could do before, but he also believes that a Christian business man owes as much to God as a preacher does (LeTourneau, 1967). Mr. LeTourneau states, “God needs businessmen as partners as well as preachers” (1967). Imagine a man becoming a very successful Christian business man, the founder of LeTourneau University, and a leader of many missionary works. The proceeding essay will discuss the man, his faith, and my personal reflection of R.G. LeTourneau.
By answering him I learned more deeply about Christianity, improving my knowledge. Furthermore, I had to incorporate some of the virtues of good character. Sometimes, when we compared his views and my views, some arguing arose. The urge to object to his views disrespectfully arose. However, I learned how to listen and respect his views. I also knew that I
Reading this I am deeply stunned and saddened by the irony that a church that preaches the need for love and acceptance, refuses to do the same. Hearing this from Barnett’s own voice adds more depth, pain, and feeling of being cheated by God himself. For these reasons, the personal narrative voice chosen is most effective as it places me directly into the shoes of the writer, Kristine
The book renewed hope and excitement for a pastor coming to the end of transitioning a local church from one chapter into a new one. This hope is not because the process is almost complete, but because of MacDonald’s focus on people being greater than the process. This reviewer was renewed in his heart for the real people he is pastoring. Those that are still on the team and in the family have weathered the storm as well, and are ready to be lead to wherever God might take
Our mission to really unrecorded the opulent Christianity values of several and clustered excellence is still as unwaveringly intact today as it has been from our kickoff. In the feeling of this assignment, we wanted
1. McCloskey refers to the arguments as “proofs” and often implies that they can’t definitively establish the case for God, so therefore they should be abandoned. What would you say about this in light of my comments on the approaches to the arguments in the PointeCast presentation (Lesson 18)?
This paper will constitute a review of Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders,1 with attention given to the disciplines themselves, as well as the rationale and method that McNeal believes will lead to leadership success. The work begins with a quotation from Elton
Although Greg did not have the answers to all of his father’s questions, he still gave his opinion about why he believed in Christianity and gave great advice about why his father should also have faith. I also liked that fact that Greg was very patient with his father in the quest of making him become a believer. Converting someone to become a Christian is very hard these days, which is why I am grateful that I was raised up as a Christian. Being an adult now I do not have to face the questions about whether I believe in the Christian faith or not. The fact that my parents raised me to be a Christian left me with no doubt about the beliefs in knowing that there is a God.
Gregory the Great is a man of great quality because he has “self-confidence and a strong will, and it was his desire to make the Roman Church powerful” . He gave up his “brilliant political career to enter a monastery” . “He then became Pope in 590 A.D.” . Gregory the Great was very wise and made something called a “Pastoral Care” , it was a book for the men that worked in the church that were unfamiliar with their duties and it would tell them what to do and how to do it. Gregory had made a very strong foundation for the
For me, one of the things that really resonated was Allen’s point about people’s positions and how they come to hold these certain positions. Allen made the claim that many people hold a certain position simply because they heard it from someone else or read it, not because it was based off of scripture. I have personally seen this happen when it comes to the topic of Calvinism. I have experienced both sides of the argument of people holding positions yet they cannot tell me exactly how the bible explains their position on an argument. Like Allen said, the Calvinist debate is not something that will just go away. We as southern Baptists need to have a correct biblical understanding when it comes to the Calvinist debate. If we disagree with
Another influential speaker was Gil Fonger. Mr. Fonger is a charismatic leader, who spoke to us about his life experiences in business and his faith journey. Mr. Fonger’s event was named “Leading with Values in Today’s World.” In addition, Christian Business Leaders donated to Marklund, which is a home for adults and children with profound disabilities. The money we donated helped with Marklund’s Children Home. Students walked away from this event encouraged in their faith and with more knowledge on how they can incorporate that faith into their future careers.
DH Williams. Retrieving the Tradition and Renewing Evangelicalism: A Primer for Suspicious Protestants. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999.
How do you convert a skeptic? This is the central issue Dr. Gregory Boyd faces when he invites his father to partake in several correspondences about Christianity. Dr. Gregory Boyd is a theology professor at Bethel College. He currently lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with his wife and three children. He completed his Bachelors from the University of Minnesota, attended Yale Divinity School, and completed his Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. Besides being a professor, Greg is also pastor at Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is also an author of three books and several theological articles. His father Edward K. Boyd is a retired sales management, who lives in Florida.