Category: Kingdom Living
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(VIDEO) Evangelicals and Anabaptists Dialogue: Nonviolence and Christian Nationalism
On the third episode of the Outpost Goes Off-script (partnering with Dru Lattin from That Jesus Podcast), we are joined by Tim Whitaker (The New Evangelicals) and Jon Carlson (Forest Hills Mennonite Church) to talk about taking a loving stand against Christian nationalism and questions surrounding nonviolence. We are challenged to love those who have…
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Seven Compelling Books to Read This Fall
The Myth of a Christian Religion by Gregory A. Boyd The kingdom of God is in opposition to the kingdoms of this world. However, the church has often muddled this truth. This has resulted in conflicting values and idolatry. This book addresses twelve issues from racial justice to the stewardship of the planet. Engaging with…
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Rejecting the World’s Narratives, Embracing Jesus
Two southern Baptists decry the treatment of Christian martyrs overseas. In the next sentence, they doom local Catholic and Orthodox attendees to hell all by themselves, for their idolatrous practice. Maybe they know those martyrs overseas were Orthodox, maybe they don’t. A short drive north from there, similar-minded evangelicals are praising the Catholic souls trying…
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Messages from the ICU
“He was pretty sick,” the nurse told me. “He kept telling me that he was in his 50s and that he was pretty healthy except for a little blood pressure and so he had thought he’d be fine. We started on him on dexamethasone, Remdesivir, heparin, and oxygen.” “How was his family?” I asked. “His…
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Kingdom Women Podcast: Marriage and the Value and Worth of Women
Episodes 10 and 11 of the Kingdom Women’s Podcast are ones you will not want to miss! Follow us the Kingdom Women Podcast on Facebook for regular updates. Episode 10: Husbands, Wives and Marriage Relationships What do the Kingdom husbands have to say about marriage and relationships? Follow along for this very special episode, where…
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Redeemed Hierarchy: Love and Anarchy
Anarchy has usually been defined as a societal utopia wherein absence of governance is employed to the achievement of well ordered, sustainable, yet absolute freedom of the individual. This is obviously a paradox. And while, in spite of the fact that this is an excellent starting point, I believe most practical and romantic models of…
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(VIDEO) Critical Theory… And the Kingdom of God???
How do we make sense of the whole “CRT vs. the Gospel” debate going around? In a new series where “the outpost goes off-script”, editor Rebekah takes on research paradigms and media sensationalism, drawing from postcolonial and Anabaptist history to talk about marginalization, oppression, violence, exploitation in the systems of “empire” vs. the Kingdom of…
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Kingdom Women Podcast: Relationships with Family – Parents and Siblings
Sometimes, relationships are really hard! Today, we’re talking about relationships with our families of origin (parents and siblings) and how they can sometimes be one of the most challenging things we face. What does honor mean? How do we manage boundaries in a God-honoring way? We share our stories and talk through the questions we…
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Fasting? A Journey
“Prayer is for normal Christians. Fasting is for super-spiritual Christians.” I don’t think anyone ever told me this directly, but it’s the impression I got, growing up in the general modern Mennonite/white evangelical culture. Preachers sometimes informed us of the long fasts they did. “The hunger pains go away by about day three,” they’d say…
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Sexual Abuse & Jesus’ Kingdom: Interview with Hope Ann Dueck
Hope Anne Dueck is the co-founder of the organization, A Better Way. A Better Way equips trusted adults in children’s lives with the tools to recognize and respond to potential and actual child sexual abuse. Hope has also worked with and stood with victims in advocacy. Recently, Hope was interviewed by That Jesus Podcast. Special…
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