This day began like all other days in Sychar. The man that stayed with me last night left my side early, while it was still dark. I turn over and wait. I go out when the sun is highest over Mount Gerizim so as to not rankle the locals. You see, I have a…
“So if you were raised to life with the king, search for the things that are above, where the king is seated at God’s right hand.” The Apostle Paul, Colossians 3: 1-2 Studying Paul’s letter to the Colossian church this past week, I came across the above verse. It is one which is…
Wow! When you see and hear someone doing the work of the kingdom of God, you take note… A conversation with John Montgomery, Founder and CIO Bridgeway Capital Management: Reference: Bridgeway Capital Management (BCM): OUR COMMITMENT “BCM’s articles of incorporation state that it will donate 50% of its profits to charitable causes. Over the years,…
“So, you should be imitators of God, like dear children. Conduct yourselves in love, just as the Messiah Jesus loved us and gave himself for us, as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God… So, don’t get involved in the works of darkness., which all come to nothing. Instead, expose them! The things they…
If we believe that the Kingdom of God is here and now, then we make choices which reflect that understanding. To help you make Kingdom choices here is something I found walking around on Resurrection ground: “An Open Letter to Christian pastors, leaders and believers who assist the anti-Christian Progressive political movement in America.” …
Over the past several months I have been reading several of the Apostle Paul’s letters. He wrote to churches he had planted and to those he intended to visit such as the one in Rome. His two letters to the Christians in Thessalonica struck me, especially in light of the terms “social justice” and “fair share”…
As you begin reading Paul’s letter to the house churches in Rome you clearly see Paul’s heart for the church and for the Kingdom of God now in place in this most cosmopolitan of cities: “This letter comes to all in Rome who love God, all who are called to be his holy people. Grace and…
Recently, I finished reading Professor N.T. Wright’s book, “How God became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels.” This book is a needed return to the focus of the four gospels: the inauguration of the Kingdom of God here on earth. On the final page the Biblical scholar writes: “Part of the tragedy of the modern…
“Don’t worry about your life – what to eat, what to drink; don’t worry about your body – what to wear. There’s more to life than food! There’s more to the body than a suit of clothes!….Instead, make your first priority God’s kingdom and his way of life, and all these things will be given…
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