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Welcome! I hope my little site will offer my pilgrim friends a few resources to bring the Kingdom of God into better focus. The Kingdom is a journey, and we're all learning as we go. We'll assuredly get it wrong from time to time, but the joy is in knowing that the King himself will sort us out if we keep our eyes on Him. UPDATED 02/04/08 from Florence, South Carloina. Just Added The Unshakable Kingdom and The Unchanging Person and The Irresistible Revolution to the Kingdom Bibliography.
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MY TEACHING NOTES
- The Glory of God - The Kingdom of God	KINGDOM LINKS
- Harvest Foundation - Discipling Nations - Kingdom Watcher - The Sentinal Group - Perichoresis - Brian McLaren (Video) - YWAM Knowledge Base - The Call: (for the young)
WORLDVIEW THINKING:
- Breakpoint Columns - Be Thinking: (A variety of worldview resources) - The Truth Project: - How Liberals Think: (A video about Postmodernism)
MAKING A DIFFERENCE:
- Charity: Water - The 10/10 Project - Mercy Home - Food for the Hungry: These sites are places where you can change the world, create history, and partner for the Kingdom of God.

RANDOMNESS:

Just returned from a week at YWAM Colorado Springs. I taught Biblical Worldview and the Kingdom of God to a group of nearly thirty students and staff in the Discipleship Training School. I love the these situations because they not only give me a chance to pour out my passion for the kingdom, but they give me a welcome opportunity to live in community.

I love stumbling into breakfast and meeting a group of young people who are warming up for the day, wanting to talk and connect, and to be together. (God, existing forever in the community of the Father, Son, and Spirit has made us this way, you know!)

These young people were passionate, and hungry for more. So it's given me a boost of sorts to develop the menu of this site. Today I'll add a few books that have been rocking my world. Check them out in the Kingdom bibliography section at the bottom right.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Still recommending it!

THE KINGDOM IS:

"... the dream of Jesus Christ ...and the committed Christian buys into His dream."
- Brennan Manning

... everything gone wrong in the Fall made right again in Christ.

... the glory of God filling the earth: the invisible beauty and character of God brought into the visible universe.

... every place where the will of God is being done.

..."God's total answer to man's total need." - E Stanley Jones

Our college group at Trinity after our weekend retreat at the beach.
I've had a blast teaching these guys about the kingdom.

WORLDVIEWS AND CATTLE:

Socialism: You have two cows, the government takes one cow and gives it to your neighbor.
Communism: You have two cows, the government takes both and gives you part of the milk.
Fascism: You have two cows, the government takes both, and sells you the milk.
Nazism: You have two cows, the government takes both and shoots you.
Bureaucracy: You have two cows, the government takes both, shoots one, milks the other and pours the milk down the drain.
Capitalism: You have two cows, you sell one and buy a bull.
The Kingdom: You have two cows. Your neighbor has a bull. You breed the cattle, share the profit, give freely to the poor, and help them to get on their feet. Then you have a party to celebrate the love and blessing you've received from God and man.

A KINGDOM BIBLIOGRAPHY:

A number of friends have asked about books on the Kingdom of God. Thankfully there are more and more being written. These are a few that I would recommend:
- The Divine Conspiracy   By Dallas Willard
- The Secret Message of Jesus   By Brian McLaren
- This Beautiful Mess   By Rick McKinley
- Irresistible Revolution   By Shane Claiborne
- The Unshakable Kingdom and the Unchanging Person   By E. Stanley Jones
- Simply Christian   By N.T. Wright
- Rediscovering the Kingdom   By Miles Munroe
- Searching for God Knows What   By Donald Miller