Photo Credit: Tom.Brook via Compfight cc If I were to ask you what your theology was regarding the Kingdom of God, how would you respond? If you are like a lot of people, you would have no idea what I was talking about. It seems as though we have lots of theology about everything else … Continue reading Theology of the Kingdom
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All Sorted Out
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
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