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 | Aug 28, 2026 | Misc Writings
Published on Pneuma Review July 20, 2026 Jesus prayed that His followers would be one. Yet today Christianity is divided into thousands of denominations, traditions, and movements. So what happened? Was this God’s plan, or have Christians failed Christ’s vision for...
by James H Boyd | Aug 28, 2026 | Church
Published in The Pneuma Review, August 24, 2026 If you spend enough time in church circles, you will eventually hear someone say, “I just can’t worship with drums,” or “Those old hymns are boring.” Others may insist that real worship should sound a certain way or use...
by James H Boyd | Aug 28, 2026 | Church & Culture, Ethics and Difficult Issues
In 1984, New York governor Mario Cuomo delivered a widely discussed address at the University of Notre Dame titled “Religious Belief and Public Morality: A Catholic Governor’s Perspective.” In it, Cuomo attempted to explain how a Catholic politician could personally...
by James H Boyd | Aug 28, 2026 | Biographical, Charismatic Theology and Practice
As I discussed in Part 1, my embrace of Pentecostalism surprised many who knew me at the time but, as previously stated, some of the seeds had been sown even during my Methodist days. My Pentecostal journey has been filled with profound encounters with God, difficult...
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...
James H Boyd is an interdenominational Bible teacher, blogger and multimedia content creator based in Clinton, Tennessee