matthew on Citizens of the Kingdom

The church does not exist to make the world run more smoothly, but to be a truthful sign of what the world is meant to be.

Living in the kingdom of God is a matter of living with God's action in our lives.

Parables are chisels to create space and enable people to see and understand the in-breaking of the kingdom in a first-century world.

The life of a Christian is wondrously ruled in this world, by the consideration and meditation of the life of another world.

May we, by God’s grace, proclaim His Kingdom already inaugurated and one day consummated.

Holy Spirit, give us ears to hear our King’s voice.

God—Father, Son and Spirit; You are a God of compassion and love. Like the Israelites in the wilderness, we’ve known Your love, and experienced Your care and provision. Repeatedly You’ve answered our ...

In 410 AD, Rome fell to the barbarian Germanic tribe known as the Visigoths, led by King Alaric. The idea of a “Christian” city (and empire) falling was a terrible defeat, not just militarily, but als...