Indeed, the kingdom of God will grow on earth as the church creates an alternative society demonstrating what the world is not, but one day will be: Barth’s prescription of “a new sign which is radically dissimilar to [the world’s] own manner and which contradicts it in a way which is full of promise.”

I imagine this alternative society would look vastly different from what we see today.

Somehow, the #OldGal dropped a 5! This means that a lackluster 4 gets the job doneb done today for me. But the scores from #YoungPups are also looking strong!

#Wordle 991 4/6*

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Good morning! May you create opportunities to laugh today. #MorningMug #MorningBlessing

If you’re into sermons, here’s mine from this past Sunday about loving your enemies… ordinary jesus - did it stutter?

#Wordle 990 5/6*

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The #OldGal failed on today’s puzzle. So even my guessing game 5 got a W! #YoungPups with the resounding victory.

Good morning! May you embrace whatever challenge you face today with faithfulness and resolve. #MorningMug #MorningBlessing

This is an excellent primer on the service I’m now posting and blogging on.

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I am 7% done with book and already there are quotes that will be used in a series of talks I am giving this weekend. Whew!

Currently reading: The Brothers Karamazov: A New Translation by Michael R. Katz by Fyodor Dostoevsky 📚

Jesus had but to give a nod of agreement and he could have constructed Christendom, not on four shaky Gospels and a defeated man nailed on a Cross, but on a basis of sound socioeconomic planning and principles. . . . Every utopia could have been brought to pass, every hope have been realized and every dream been made to come true. What a benefactor, then, Jesus would have been. Acclaimed, equally, in the London School of Economics and the Harvard Business School; a statue in Parliament Square, and an even bigger one on Capitol Hill and in the Red Square. . . . Instead, he turned the offer down on the ground that only God should be worshipped.

The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey 📚

Jesus: “Nah, I don’t want Christendom.”

The American Church: “Hold my grape juice.”

Mondays, for me, are a time of preparation. I am sure to exercise, read, write, and now that spring has apparently sprung play a little golf.

Each Monday I want to prepare for my week as intentionally as I can through things that bring me joy.

Good morning! May you begin your week with a sense of hope and expectation for the good. #MorningMug #MorningBlessing

#Wordle 989 3/6*

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The #OldGal also pulled a 3! It might be a long time for the #YoungPups.

#Wordle 988 6/6*

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Today the #OldGal got a 4. My streak lives. I guess a 6 is good when you have multiple consonants and nothing but luck to go with. #YoungPups unite!

Good morning! The adventure is fun but there is great joy in being home. May you experience home today. #MorningMug #MorningBlessing

#Wordle 987 3/6*

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The #OldGal got a 4! Lots of #YoungPups with threes! Dominance.