Over the past several months I’ve blogged about kingdom/mission/social justice issues more than any other set of topics. I’ve been trying to learn and sharpen my thinking. I’m in the process of reading a stack of mission and missional books. I’m trying to understand the conversation: where do I see green lights and where are [...]
Tag Archives: Kingdom
The Kingdom and The Church: Closer Than You Think
March 5, 2010 – 6:10 am
It has become commonplace in parts of the missional discussion to make a strong emphasis on the distinction between the kingdom and the church. I agree the two are not identical. Try replacing “kingdom” in the gospels with “church” or “church” with “kingdom” in the epistles and you quickly realize synonyms they are not. But [...]
A Christian Heresy?
November 3, 2009 – 6:33 am
As I’ve said before, in print and on this blog, I don’t think the talk of “building the kingdom” or our role in “ushering in the kingdom” is language that can be supported by Scripture. God already reigns, and he doesn’t need our help to get on the throne!). The kingdom of this world will [...]
