church life and ministry on Building 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.

Christians are not mere wayfarers en route to the next life, but rather pioneers of God’s kingdom in advance, a sign of what will follow. By living out lives of grace in a spoiled environment, we poin...

What you do in the present—by painting, preaching, singing, sewing, praying, teaching, building hospitals, digging wells, campaigning for justice, writing poems, caring for the needy, loving your neig...