Category: Kingdom Living
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Kingdom Women Podcast: Self-Care and the Christian Woman
How does the Father want us to care for ourselves as His children? Are self-care and self-love part of being a Christian? How does a busy woman with never-ending responsibilities find time for refreshment? Does carrying the cross mean as much suffering and sacrifice as we can take on? Join us for a chat and…
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You Cannot Love God and Hate Palestinians: Christianity and the “Other”
“You shall love the stranger as yourself” This is proverbially dipping our toes into a maelstrom and one can hardly expect not to be battered in the ensuing lashing winds. But, come, let us speak. Anti-semitism is real. I have seen its face, its faces. The hate is something that stews in the background of…
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Obey them that have rule over you? Giving account for our use of Hebrews 13:7
“Of all the verses in the New Testament that exhort Christians to honor their spiritual leaders, perhaps the strongest is this verse in Hebrews 13. No other verse, after all, uses the word “obey” to describe the relationship of Christians toward their church leaders… What kind of relationship does this verse depict between leadership and…
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On cultural volume – A convert’s ramblings on being adopted by Anabaptism
My near-Hippie mother is such a perfect product of the 60s and 70s. She’s brave, outspoken, brazen. And at once, she’s also deeply invested in maintaining the homeostasis of peace by letting people live how they choose. She wants people happy, healthy, thriving, and most of all, free. I’ve always been my mother’s child this…
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Love IS Holiness: Mere Devotion and the Heart
What does it mean to be devoted to God? What is the root and reason for prayer, serving others, preaching the gospel and everything else we do in the Christian life? What are the heart-attitudes we must have?
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Is the Gospel Enough? Contemplating Social Justice
In the light of the public outcry against racial injustice and violence in 2020, Derek Kreider contemplates the Christian response. Is it enough to “just preach the gospel”? What is a holistic Kingdom-of-God approach to justice in the world today?
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Jesus, Meekness, and Nonviolence in Gender Theology: An Introduction
Continuing our exploration of nonviolence in the person of Jesus, we begin exploring the nature of gender, of men and women. How do we follow in His steps?
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Nonviolence At Home
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the…
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