Tag: Kingdom of God

  • Dan

    The gift of tongues

    I grew up in a Pentecostal denomination. I was a minister for over 30 years in a Pentecostal denomination. I remain immensely thankful to God for the background I have been gifted and the rootedness I have in a faith that interacts with the Spirit and looks to what God can indeed do today in the lives of people.

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    Jesus ruling this world

    I am working my way through NT Wright’s new book, The Challenge of Acts. He does a quick summary of Acts 1 and then asks some significant questions.

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    The way of revolution

    The Second Sunday of Advent was about John the Baptist (as will be the Third Sunday) and I had jotted some notes down about the way of repentance. The way of John the Baptist comes at a critical time in the life of Israel. Rome has been in power and now they’ve encroached on the land with a heavy hand.…

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    Bonhoeffer, nationalism, and the Kingdom of God

    Some thoughts from my reading of Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Charles Marsh. There had been some Americans who had tried to get Bonhoeffer out of Germany before it was too late for him personally. They arranged for him to come to New York again and teach at Union Seminary.

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    The joy of Tony Campolo

    I was a teenager when I first heard Tony Campolo preach. Since then I’ve read some of his work, listened to more sermons, and observed someone who lived out the joy of the Kingdom of God. There were the struggles as well. He didn’t hide the struggle of his son walking away from the Christian faith. His love for his…

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    Can you hear?

    I reflect back to Dallas Willard’s newest work, The Scandal of the Kingdom. Dallas worked to get to the heart of why Jesus used parables. The long and the short of it is this: God’s people have ears… but don’t listen. They have eyes… but refuse to see. We have our presuppositions of what the Kingdom is about and just…

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    Freedom from self promotion

    7 When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice: 8 “When you are invited to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been invited? 9 The host will…

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    “Give ’em heaven”

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    The serious pursuit of Christ

    I have some deep questions driving me right now. I want Christ formed in me. Not just in me… because I believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ and he didn’t do all this for me alone. He is about the business of redeeming and reclaiming the world. This I believe.

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    Shout hallelujah

    The moments of change often slip by unnoticed. There isn’t a “big healing.” There isn’t a great time of prayer and then you “hear the voice of God.” There are moments, though. They go almost unnoticed. Yet, you look back and realize, “That was it! That was the time!” There is a moment in Luke 10 where Jesus shouted with…