Facing the Cold, Hard, Harsh Truth
God did everything for us to thrive and he gave it all to us to steward, to live abundantly fruitful lives that would reveal the goodness of God to all of the Earth.
God did everything for us to thrive and he gave it all to us to steward, to live abundantly fruitful lives that would reveal the goodness of God to all of the Earth.
Jesus is the Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven. To encounter Jesus is to encounter the Kingdom.
The great sign of idolatry is the presence of injustice. When the poor don’t feel at home in our churches, there is injustice.
We must confess that all our notions of kings and power have missed the mark. Jesus proves this.
“Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you.” Deuteronomy 5:12
Temptation affords an opportunity for you to embrace total dependence on God.
Charity asks how much can I afford to give. Compassion asks why would I hold anything back.
The people who most deeply and truly know who they are also tend to most deeply and truly know what they are here to do.
We must avoid the temptation to put a little Jesus overlay on top of our pre-existing value system.
The fullness of life offered by Jesus requires the emptying of the life I somehow think I can build without him—all of it.
Because God is about extravagant generosity, he is about so much more than fairness.
Jesus is the Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven. To encounter Jesus is to encounter the Kingdom.