As God's people we seem to spend a tremendous amount of time trying to figure out who's right and who's wrong, who's good and who's bad, who's in and who's out, etc. In one of the King's stories, He points us to a Day when it will be all sorted out... The Story “Again, the … Continue reading All Sorted Out
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The Joyful Discovery
The fact that God is beginning to reign in our present time and space is presented throughout the Gospels as good news. And it is indeed good news as God's reign is the only thing that will truly put things right in our lives no matter how messed up they have been. This good news … Continue reading The Joyful Discovery
How the Kingdom Progresses
It never ceases to amaze me how the King could take such simple things from everyday life and use them to profoundly illustrate the Kingdom of God. But that is the true essence of a parable. It takes something ordinary and throws it alongside a spiritual truth in order to make it come alive in … Continue reading How the Kingdom Progresses
The All-Encompassing Kingdom
What is our conception of the Kingdom of God? In Jesus' day the Jews had a rather narrow view of the Kingdom. Some of the stories told by the King were intended to expand their understanding of God's reign. Besides expanding our understanding, the parable we will look at in the post serves as a … Continue reading The All-Encompassing Kingdom
No Witch Hunts Allowed
In some of the less attractive periods of Church history (think of The Inquisitions and the Salem Witch Trials), the people of God used violent means to purge from their ranks those they considered to be in league with evil. In one of the King's stories, however, He shows us the way He prefers these … Continue reading No Witch Hunts Allowed
Living in the Reign 