Erin Raffety on the Kingdom of God

February 11, 2008

This post is part of an ongoing guest blogger series on the kingdom of God.

Today, we will hear from Erin Raffety:
My confession is that I’d never thought very deeply about the kingdom of God on earth until my feet were practically straddling the US-Mexico border in the summer of 2003. I remember this as one [...]

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Josh Brown on the Kingdom of God

February 7, 2008

This post is part of an ongoing guest blogger series on the kingdom of God.

Today, we will hear from Josh Brown:
I got “saved” at age 16. I got “called to ministry” at 18. And then spent the next 8 years working for mega-churches, going to seminary, and attending trendy conferences. I was being groomed to [...]

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Interview with Carrie Newcomer (and a CD Giveaway)

February 4, 2008

Though apparently my mom has one of her CDs at home, I just recently have become familiar with the music of Quaker singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer. Carrie has a wonderful folk sound and has become a regular on my iTunes playlist as of late. Carrie is a poet, a theologian, a mystic and sings these folk [...]

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Carol Howard Merritt on the Kingdom of God

February 4, 2008

This post is part of an ongoing guest blogger series on the kingdom of God.

Today, we will hear from Carol Howard Merritt:
I’m pregnant and living in South Louisiana where I serve as a pastor in a tiny, rural congregation. And, as many expectant moms do, I have a craving. A particular, powerful yearning for a [...]

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Julie Clawson on the Kingdom of God

January 30, 2008

This post is part of an ongoing guest blogger series on the kingdom of God.

Today, we will hear from Julie Clawson:
The Kingdom of God is like a well-cooked Italian meal. Now it might seem a bit strange to start off a reflection comparing the Kingdom of God to Italian food, but I recently stumbled upon [...]

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Ryan Dobson on the Kingdom of God

January 28, 2008

This post is part of an ongoing guest blogger series on the kingdom of God.

Today, we will hear from Ryan Dobson:
Blessing or Testing?
I was at church a few years back and the pastor asked if we would be willing to tell stories about a time in our lives where we knew God was there. Some [...]

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Phyllis Tickle on the Kingdom of God

January 24, 2008

This post is part of an ongoing guest blogger series on the kingdom of God.

Today, we will hear from Phyllis Tickle:
The Kingdom of God as a phrase and as a concept or construct has been much on my mind over the last two or three years; and this, the best I can tally, for three, [...]

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Keith Beebe on the Kingdom of God

January 21, 2008

This post is part of an ongoing guest blogger series on the kingdom of God.

Today, we will hear from Keith Beebe:
The heart of Jesus’ message and ministry was “the Kingdom of God,” a topic he talked about more than any other. All three synoptic gospel writers summarize the content of Jesus’ message as “the good [...]

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Tony Hoshaw on the Kingdom of God

January 17, 2008

This post is part of an ongoing guest blogger series on the kingdom of God.

Today, we will hear from Tony Hoshaw:
Who belongs in or who gets the Kingdom of God? In an effort to answer that question, I want to rub together an understanding of 1 Corinthians 6:9 and an interpretation of Matthew 19:10-12.
Paul [...]

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Brian McLaren on the Kingdom of God

January 14, 2008

This post is part of an ongoing guest blogger series on the kingdom of God.

Today, we will hear from Brian McLaren:
The good news of the Kingdom of God is, according to Matthew, Mark, and Luke, the Gospel. John would agree - although he translates the phrase “kingdom of God” to “life of the ages” or [...]

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