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“Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit … you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all…..
Once again, we have endured another mid-term election. Positions of power were maintained in some quarters and lost in others, but the way in which power will be exercised in the future will remain the same. While these elections will certainly change the way our country is run, we need to remember that Jesus will have none of it because…..
If the meek inherit the earth then we are valuing the wrong people when we study history, philosophy, and religion. The volunteer in the soup kitchen is more important than the president of the United States. The old man sharing life lessons with his children is more profound than Aristotle speaking in front of the Lyceum. The farmer at his prayers…..
History focuses on key people whose thoughts and actions have influenced the trajectory of the civilized world. We may love or hate these unique characters but either way they always seem to find their way onto a final exam. While prominent men and women build earthly empires, a great cloud of nameless, faceless Christian construction workers are framing God’s Kingdom board-by-board by…..
While we are called to hand out citizenship applications for God’s Kingdom, we don’t determine who will be admitted. Jesus staffs the border so our entry doesn’t depend on the quality of our human passport but rather by the One who stands at the gate. Do we want to be directed into the lane where our lives are searched for…..
As Christians we belong to a Kingdom of the already but not yet. A Kingdom inaugurated by Jesus that has infiltrated the world, but awaits its final revelation. A Kingdom where we bow down to a King who had already bowed his knee for us. We proudly serve before the ultimate sovereign servant. There has never been a comparable earthly kingdom. In fact, history is replete with the stories of failed kingdom models, yet percolating below the surface of each…..
