kingdom of God – Page 5 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

New Heavens, New Earth – Isaiah 65:17-25

“Experts interviewed by STAT differ on whether aging should be viewed as a disease, the extent to which it’s treatable — and whether doing so can help people live longer….Biophysicist Alex

Poor and Brokenhearted No More – Isaiah 61:1-4

“Until we embrace our mutual brokenness, our work with low-income people is likely to do more harm than good.” That quote comes from the book When Helping Hurts, by Corbett and Fikkert. They

Your Everlasting Light – Isaiah 60

In the article “21 Things Only People Who Prefer Rain Over All Other Weather Understand” a few of those things are: You get unreasonably happy when you wake up in the middle of the night

International House of Prayer – Isaiah 56:3-8

The International House of Prayer is a charismatic evangelical Christian movement and missions organization based in Kansas City, Missouri, and the nearby suburb of Grandview that focuses on prayer and

Bow the Knee – Isaiah 45:22,23

U2 has a song on their How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb album called Love and Peace or Else. I love the lyrics and apply them to dealing with my sin addiction: Lay down, Lay it down, Lay your sweet lovely

Healing in His Wings – Isaiah 42:1-9

In Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Aragorn, the returned king of Gondor, is not only victorious on the battle field. As befits the prophecies about him, he brings healing to his people (see video

Streams in the Desert – Isaiah 35

In the history class for high schoolers that I have been teaching we looked at the development of Israel as a modern nation. I found a 4-minute video comparing sites in Israel from 100 or more years

No More Hiding – Isaiah 30:18-23

The Child Development Institute says playing hide and seek is good for kids. They list several benefits, like developing imagination, problem-solving skills, social skills, and even muscle development.

Perfect Peace – Isaiah 26:1-4

One of the most jarring aspects of the covid-19 pandemic is the absolute absence of defense that there is against a virus. It is an enemy that you can only hope to hide from or outrun, because if you

Peaceable Kingdom – Isaiah 11:1-9

It is such a famous painting! Worcesterart.com gives this description of the painter and the meaning of the painting: “Hicks painted over a hundred versions of his now-famous Peaceable Kingdom between

Light Is Coming – Isaiah 9:1-7

I was 12 years old and in the belly of Carlsbad Caverns. The tour guide wanted us to “see” how dark it was down there. When he turned off the lights it was the darkest, blackest, scariest night

God With Us – Isaiah 7:10-17

From the very beginning, in the garden, God has hinged the future restoration of the kingdom on the birth of a child (Genesis 3:15). The seed of the woman who will come and defeat the serpent is the answer.

Branch of Yahweh – Isaiah 4

Facebook.com/treesglorioustrees is a Facebook page devoted to the glory of trees and contains a number of short video montages of spectacular tree photos. My favorite is this one. Trees have captured the

Swords Into Plowshares – Isaiah 2:1-4

Shane Claiborne is a Christian activist who advocates against abortion and the death penalty, and leads a community and non-profit called The Simple Way. He seizes on the vision of Isaiah of God’s

Light in the Darkness – Ephesians 5:1-14

Someone has said that the most precious light is the one that visits you in your darkest hour (Mehmet Murat Ilman). But light may also be something you want to avoid. Jesus said, “People loved darkness

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