Category: Kingdom Theology
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By His Stripes: The Meaning of Salvation
Do you know what it means to be forgiven? It is no coincidence that the core of the Christian message, forgiveness, addresses some of the most deeply rooted emotional scars that cripple us as human beings in the world: guilt for past actions and shame that makes us question our worth. At times, we don’t…
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Uncovering the Propaganda of Evil
Season 11 of the Fourth Way Podcast covers the violence of propaganda. Podcast host Derek Kreider introduces us to each episode and reflects on what he has learned from these in-depth conversations about propaganda. As we approach an election year and everyone is getting all fired up – or probably more accurately, continuing to stoke…
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Gentleness: The Kingdom Revolution
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory. (Isaiah 6:3) What does God’s glory look like? In the Hebrew Bible, kavod is often translated as glory, splendor, and abundance. God’s glory fills us with awe and inspires reverence, and thus we often think of it in cosmic, otherworldly…
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Gender Theology Part 2: Defining Cruciform Complementarity
Content Warning: Violence and sexual violence Here at the Kingdom Outpost, we are committed to exploring the full implication of Christ’s Kingdom as transformative leaven in the societies and communities in which we live. For the past two years, we have been working through discussions and beliefs about gender in the Kingdom of God –…
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Racism, Darwinism, and Empires of Progress: A Kingdom-Centered Perspective (Kingdom Outpost Study Series #4)
What is racism? How should Christians who believe in nonviolence and in the distinction between Jesus’s Kingdom and the world’s powers respond? How do we make sense of the polarized political debates on the subject, even as they spill over into our social lives, fracturing relationships in families and communities? In my research over the…
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The Gospel of Peace and the Healing of Hearts
Each of us was made in God’s image. This means that each of us was beautifully created with a desire for relationship and the capacity to love as God loves. This was embedded in our make-up and design. Because we are unique as individuals, we have the potential to manifest God’s goodness in unique, individual…
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Eudaimonism: A Foundation of Would
*This article was adapted from an episode which is part of a larger series. You can find the full episode here. Most would call me an idealist, but not in the nice way. I’m not the loveable idealist – some pie in the sky dreamer who holds lofty aspirations that will never come to fruition.…
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We asked ChatGPT questions about Anabaptism, Two Kingdom Theology, and more!
Chat GPT 4.0 is a little like a new “Wikipedia”, bringing together writing from across the internet to tailor responses to questions we might have. Instead of general Wikipedia pages on subjects, you get personalized answers. Of course, we are still looking for human writers to engage with the questions and subjects of interest here.…
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The Gender Roles Debate: A Cruciform Kingdom Position (Part 1)
One of the most controversial yet fascinating topics of Scriptural study and application is the relationship between our cultural and society practices of gender, and the way gender and sex are discussed, practiced, and defined in Scripture. What this essay attempts is a theological response to current debates in the Protestant and Evangelical world from…
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Kingdom Womanhood: Making Home and Haven Part 2
Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. John 14:2 We often think of the Kingdom of God as a nation. How often do we think of the Kingdom as a home, as a family? Yet…
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