by James H Boyd | Jan 31, 2026 | Misc Writings
Hi friends! I’m James, and welcome to my blog , Keeping It Real. This blog exists for one simple reason: to talk honestly about faith, life, Scripture, and the real struggles we face along the way. No hype, no pretense. Just real discussions, real questions, and a...
by James H Boyd | Jul 24, 2026 | Christian Living, Jesus and the Gospel
Making Peace with the Past Adapted from a Sermon preached July 13th, 2026 at Morgan County Correctional Facility, Wartburg, TN How many times have you heard someone say, “I have no regrets in life”? Chances are you’ve met very few people for whom...
by James H Boyd | Jul 18, 2026 | Christian Living, Church, Ministry & Spiritual Growth
Church hurt is real. “If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it… But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend.” (Psalm 55:12-14) Some of the deepest wounds a person can experience come not from strangers, but from fellow...
by James H Boyd | Jul 9, 2026 | Christian Living
Do Christians “Worship the Bible?” Understanding the Charge of “Bibliolatry” One of the more common accusations leveled against evangelical Christians is that we have made an idol out of the Bible. Critics sometimes call this...
by James H Boyd | Jun 27, 2026 | Apologetics & Worldviews, Bible & Theology
Jesus vs. Paul? A False Choice That Undermines the Gospel Every so often, you’ll hear someone say: “I follow Jesus, not Paul.” At first glance, that sounds spiritual, even noble. After all, Jesus is the Son of God. Paul was just a man. However, the...
by James H Boyd | Jun 20, 2026 | Charismatic Theology and Practice
Charismatic Gifts Through the Centuries Some time ago, I published a biblical response to the doctrine of cessationism, the belief that the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit described in 1 Corinthians 12–14 have ceased and are no longer operative in the church...
by James H Boyd | Jun 19, 2026 | Christian Living
Originally published on Pneuma Review on June 15, 2026 On September 10, 2025, the nation was stunned when popular conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated in Utah. In the months that followed, a deeply disturbing trend emerged. Social media was flooded with...
by James H Boyd | Jun 14, 2026 | Charismatic Theology and Practice, Misc Writings
An edited version of this article was published on Pneuma Review In a time when division seems to define both our culture and even the church, it is worth asking a simple question: how wide is the divide between Baptists and Charismatics, really? The answer may...
by James H Boyd | May 15, 2026 | Jesus and the Gospel
Bullfrogs & Butterflies: What Is Meant By The Term “Born Again?” By James H Boyd | Originally Published on James and Dave’s Bible Page A few years ago, I was helping in children’s church on a Sunday night when the praise and worship leader introduced a catchy...
by James H Boyd | Apr 5, 2026 | Christian Living
A pastor I know once stood before his congregation and playfully instructed them to “Turn to the Book of Jethro, ” although no such book appears in the Bible. When the people realized they had been pranked, one lady replied “You mean thing!”...
by James H Boyd | Apr 5, 2026 | Jesus and the Gospel, Judaism and Biblical Contect
SUCH then was ‘the hope of the promise made of God unto the fathers,’ for which the twelve tribes, ‘instantly serving (God) night and day,’ longed…To the question, whether this hope has ever been realised – or rather, whether One has appeared Whose claims...
James H Boyd is an interdenominational Bible teacher, blogger and multimedia content creator based in Clinton, Tennessee