Category Archives: Kingdom

The Gospel of John – Chapter 3

We continue our work through the Gospel of John, getting in to chapter 3: May 4 – We look at the connection between the end of chapter and the conversation with Nicodemus at the beginning of chapter 3. June 1 … Continue reading

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Citizen or Subject?

Kevin Williamson considers the difference between a “citizen” and a “subject.” In this context I’d prefer being a “citizen.” Do you have a preference? A citizen has many different loyalties and obligations, sometimes complementary and sometimes rivalrous: to the state, … Continue reading

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The Chosen, Season 4 Episode 5

Last night we watched another episode of The Chosen. Jesus and his disciples are making their way from Galilee to Jerusalem. The action goes back and forth between Jesus and the disciples – altogether or in smaller groups – and … Continue reading

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Scot McKnight’s The Kingdom Conspiracy

In his latest book, The Kingdom Conspiracy, Scot McKnight cuts across the grain of both recent scholarship and contemporary ministry practice. Biblical and theological scholarship for some time now has insisted that kingdom and church are two different things, generally … Continue reading

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