Above the Heavens
Introducing Ecclesiastes (3 of 5) Well, then, what is the answer? Where can we find what our heart yearns for? Where can we stand that is not sinking sand? Where is the solution to the tyranny of this fallen world, under the sun? The Preacher tells us and we lean in to hear what he […]
Law and the Kingdom
Every kingdom of any sort has laws to guide its people in being proper citizens. This is true as well of the Kingdom of God. His Law enables us to follow Jesus in the path He walked. The Law of God is the law of love. Today’s reading from The Kingdom Turn can be found on pages […]
Weapons of Righteousness
Christ’s Vision for the Church (5) “For I have bent Judah, My bow, Fitted the bow with Ephraim,And raised up your sons, O Zion, Against your sons, O Greece, And made you like the sword of a mighty man.” Zechariah 9.13 The Church militantTheologians sometimes refer to the Church on earth in any given era as “the Church militant.” The […]
Kingdom Greatness
Matthew 5: The Sermon on the Mount (12) Pray Psalm 119.1-4.Blessed are the undefiled in the way,Who walk in the law of the LORD!Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,Who seek Him with the whole heart!They also do no iniquity;They walk in His ways.You have commanded usTo keep Your precepts diligently. Sing Psalm 119.1-4.(Ode to Joy: Joyful, Joyful […]
One Short Speech
Acts 26:19–32 (ESV) “Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance. For this reason […]