Throughout Jesus’ parables,  He refers to “The Kingdom of Heaven” and “Kingdom of God”.  Here are the ones I came across in my search, perhaps not complete but as you can see there are a lot of parables about The Kingdom. The Parable of Weeds among the Wheat  Matthew...

Recently I heard a local pastor say something along the lines of, “We need to focus more on building on-ramps to the kingdom and less on parking lots for the church.” Many would agree that the church universal spends way too much time focusing on its own needs – building campaigns,...

I ran across this quote in a preview of Scot McKnight’s new book The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited in a post titled Did Jesus Preach the Gospel? on the Out of Ur blog. “McKnight is concerned that we have confused “Gospel” with “Plan of...

Welcome to the McCaig Family Luxury Retreat Center Upon your arrival, proceed through the security gates and park in our expansive parking lot. Our valet staff will escort you in style down the side of the ridge to our main campus. Our facility features this luxury suite which comfortably...

I took two books on vacation with me earlier this year and read both while lying in the sun on the deck of a cruise ship in the Caribbean, which is of course the best way to tackle books rich with theological import.  The first was Rob Bell’s controversial book, “Love Wins: A Book About...

photo © 2006 Jose Mesa | more info (via: Wylio) “The end is reconciliation; the end is redemption; the end is the creation of the beloved community.” – ML King, Jr. In just one week, my post titled “Will Gandhi Burn” became one of my top five most popular posts of all time.  It...