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 real...
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...
by James H Boyd | Feb 23, 2026 | Christian Living
Funerals are breeding grounds for bad theology. When my sister, Sandy Adcox, died of leukemia in 2004, I remember thinking, “If one more person tells us that ‘God needed her more than we did,’ I’m going to punch them!” Of course, I didn’t, but...
by James H Boyd | Feb 8, 2026 | Apologetics & Worldviews
Church and State are often treated like rival siblings fighting over the TV remote, but Scripture presents them as distinct, yet complementary, institutions under God’s ultimate authority. As “cultural Christianity” fades, something else inevitably moves into the...
by James H Boyd | Jan 6, 2026 | Apologetics & Worldviews, Church & Culture, Ethics and Difficult Issues
Welcome back to our study. In Part 1, we stood back and took in the wide-angle view of creation, seeing Genesis through the eyes of Jesus. We looked at some of the mechanisms God may have used, as well as the fallacy of saying that faith and science are incompatible....
James H Boyd is an interdenominational Bible teacher, blogger and multimedia content creator based in Clinton, Tennessee