Jun 20, 2022
The divine rescue - of which the ministry of Jesus is the decisive act - is not merely to be understood as the securing of a heavenly afterlife for the faithful, but the restoration of a fallen creation. To be "saved" is to be set free, to be healed and to be counted a citizen of the "kingdom of God."
But such freedom...
Jun 13, 2022
God's Revolution to Restore All Creation begins with a cry to all
Israel to prepare for war. But not the war Israel expected...
For decades tensions with Rome had been growing. Various political
and religious sects (think Pharisees, Sadducees, et al.) were
staking out their positions in the coming conflict. Swords...
May 5, 2022
At the heart of Jesus's ministry is the declaration that "the
Kingdom of God has come near!"
This is not merely a call for sinners to secure the afterlife, but
the announcement that the fulfillment of the covenant of salvation
is at hand! The God of Israel has arrived to depose the powers and
principalities of this...
Apr 21, 2022
The one commandment I disregard without a second thought is the
one about resting.
The irony, of course, is that I often ignore this divine call to
honor the sabbath in what feels like the work of the
Kingdom. And it has been more clear in the last two years than in
most of my lifetime that there is work to be done....
Apr 1, 2022
No, your eyes do not deceive you...the podcast is back! (It
never really left, but was definitely on leave of
absence for a while...very sorry about that - some of the details
are in the intro.)
Then it's on to part 18 of our series: Hope in the Time of
Covid.
In this episode, we take a look at the...