"...and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.” ~ Philippians 1:14 Following Jesus takes guts. It is dangerous. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. We live in a war zone called earth. There are two kingdoms in conflict. You …
Tag: Kingdom of God
Intimacy and Infinity
So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. "Then he cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on …
Conquered
"... You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body." 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 The kingdom of God is not an amusement park seeking to distract me occasionally from the daily grind. His kingdom is not a self-improvement program, working to make me a superior person, and the …
Kingdom Praying
Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. -- Matthew 6:10 In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus included prayer as a priority topic for His disciples. Emphasizing that our most intimate interactions with God should be done secretly (Matthew 6:4, 6, 18), Jesus pauses to give shape and …
I really do believe these things…
I really do believe... that God spoke creation into existence, that there was a first couple who sinned for the first time (Adam & Eve), that all human beings share a common ancestor and an inherited predisposition to sin, that there was a massive human attempt to resist God's will at the tower of Babel, that …
Transformation as an Expression of the Kingdom of God
"You can build a great church or you can build a great people. I'm not sure you can do both." The older pastor looked at me steadily as his words settled into my thoughts. Hyperbole to make a point? Perhaps, but his point was well-taken. Now, decades later, I recognize how easy it is for …
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Living in Enemy Territory: Reflections on the Tragedy at Virginia Tech
Originally Published by Baptist Press on April 18, 2007 It has happened once again. Evil has surfaced unmistakably in a form everyone can see. The world will struggle with this for days to come, asking "why would a good and loving God allow such evil to happen?" Meanwhile the parents and friends will weep, struggling with …
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