Tag Archives: Kingdom of God
Big Picture Thinkers
I’m convinced that Jesus’ image for what we would simply call the big picture is the reign of God. Continue Reading Big Picture Thinkers
Love Flows
We flow into God—and God into us—because it is the nature of love to flow. Continue Reading Love Flows
Jesus’ Person-to-Person Ministry
We communicate “the reign of God at hand” by our presence. Continue Reading Jesus’ Person-to-Person Ministry
A Reconciling Power
Those at the bottom of the social ladder would be recipients of the Spirit and vehicles of the Spirit’s empowerment. Continue Reading A Reconciling Power
A Foundation for the Common Good
Rediscovering the Common Good A Foundation for the Common Good Monday, November 1, 2021 Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners ministry and a longtime friend of Fr. Richard’s, connects the idea of the common good with Jesus’ proclamation of the Kingdom of God. I believe the moral prerequisite for solving the deepest problems this country and… Continue Reading A Foundation for the Common Good
Jesus and the Reign of God: Weekly Summary
Jesus and the Reign of God Saturday, November 21, 2020 Summary: Sunday, November 15—Friday, November 20, 2020 The Reign of God is the subject of Jesus’s inaugural address, his Sermon on the Mount, and the majority of his parables. It is clearly the guiding image of his entire ministry. (Sunday) Jesus is talking about the… Continue Reading Jesus and the Reign of God: Weekly Summary
The Kingdom’s “Common Sense”
Jesus and the Reign of God The Kingdom’s “Common Sense” Friday, November 20, 2020 My friend and colleague Brian McLaren has thought deeply and practically about what Jesus means when he speaks of the “Kingdom of God.” He views it as synonymous with the Gospel itself. Jesus proposed a radical alternative—a profoundly new framing story… Continue Reading The Kingdom’s “Common Sense”
The Reign of God as Community
Jesus and the Reign of God The Reign of God as Community Thursday, November 19, 2020 The world has suffered much from the various forms of Christian colonialism. Yet the Reign of God is an alternative to domination systems and all “isms.” Jesus teaches that right relationship (i.e., love) is the ultimate and daily criterion.… Continue Reading The Reign of God as Community