I’m late blogging about this week’s lesson, partly because the topic can seem a bit large and overwhelming. In fact, I think I would have been completely overwhelmed if I hadn’t been unknowingly prepared for this week’s lesson by reading N.T. Wright’s Surprised by Hope three times in 2011. The book was so revolutionary and life-changing for me, and, though it’s focus is also broad, it’s probably best to describe its subject matter as “the Kingdom of God.”

Have you ever noticed how much Jesus talks about His Kingdom in the gospels? Almost every time He speaks, He mentions something about the Kingdom. But for some reason, it’s a topic that I believe a lot of Christians are uninformed or misinformed about. I know that I was. Read More | Comments

This week’s lesson at Perspectives was really challenging for me, but at the same time I was comforted by the things I learned. To quote the study guide, “God’s mission purpose throughout the story of the Bible can be seen in the double direction of God’s glory: God reveals His glory to all the nations in order to receive glory from all nations.”

I’ve found myself wrestling with the implications of this lesson this week. Read More | Comments