Here are some thoughts about following Christ as men. You can use the Categories tab to find blog articles on various topics.
Jesus’ teachings about the kingdom of God are puzzle pieces that do fit together and can make a huge difference in understanding our mission. This episode puts some of those pieces together and illustrates how Christ-followers have sought and prayed for the kingdom of God to advance over the earth.
The dark evil background of what is happening in Ukraine serves to illuminate by contrast, two brilliant diamonds of Christ-like character in today’s episode: a) SELF-CONTROLLED MIGHT THAT SERVES described in the third beatitude by the Greek word, PROUTES (meekness) vs Russian SELFISH MIGHT THAT DESTROYS, b) GODLY AMBITION to see the kingdom of RIGHTEOUSNESS spread described in the fourth beatitude vs Putin’s RUTHLESS AMBITION to advance HIS RULE over Ukraine.
How would you answer your teenager who said, “I think American capitalism is based on evil greed and that socialism is more biblical?” This episode examines God’s design for economic flourishing, identifying the biblical principles that might be important in giving him or her an answer.