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Skip to content How come the epistles talk more about church than kingdom? Kingdom was Jesus’ priority, the restoration of God’s reign. But when we turn to the epistles, there’s more about church than kingdom. Why? The church doesn’t seem to measure up to Jesus’ kingdom ideal. It’s almost like,...…

When God is king, earth is his kingdom. As I write, I’m looking into a green forest, with an ocean in the distance. I’m on holidays, enjoying my children and grandchildren. It feels like the kind of wild natural extravagance and intimate communal joy God always intended for his earthly...…

When God is king, earth is his kingdom.…

A surprise birthday party? A campaign shrouded in mystery until the launch? The joy of good secrets is in the reveal. But we struggle when we don’t know. We fill the vacuum with stories or fears of……

To whom did God reveal his multifaceted wisdom, according to Ephesians 3:10? a) to rulers and authorities, both of whom exist in the heavenlies, OR b) to rulers (kings/governors on earth), and to a……

What we are in Christ — it’s more than we think. Many people love Ephesians for the way it explains who we are in Christ. That phrase (or in him) turns up 20 times in the first three chapters. But if the phrase has you thinking about your personal identity,...…

Jesus built his theology around the kingdom of God. But is that a central theme in the epistles? Even the most basic texts come to life through this lens.…

It was a day in 1945 my Mum remembered vividly. She was a teenager working in a pharmacy in Roma (Qld) when a great hullabaloo broke out. People were dancing and hugging in the streets. Cars honked……

Can a ruined creation be rescued? Genesis 8 says it can.…

Gospel of peace? A beatnik fabrication? A substitute for serious doctrine? Actually, it’s in the Bible. I can see how peace would be good news for the world, but how is that the gospel?…