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Here’s how Obery Hendricks defines kingdom, or the sovereignty of God, in his book The Politics of Jesus: “a new world order of transformed human relationships; it was social, economic, and political relationships in this world made holy” (99). Enough for you? How would you define kingdom?

Humans, the psalmist seems to assume, have veiled eyes. To see, the veil must be lifted. “Open (galah) my eyes, that I may perceive…”. Here the words of Balaam in Numbers 22:31: “Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So…

God of the ages, We thank You for all who have served in the armed forces of this country.

For Shawn, his mother (with breast cancer), and his already ailing father. Lord, hear our prayer. For Grant, a JBU student whose father has been seriously injured in a car accident. Lord, hear our prayer. For John, Jan, and Naomi, we join you in prayers for a miracle of healing. Lord, hear our prayers.

Mary. Many thanks to Paraclete’s heroic efforts to get this book out this Fall. I’m hoping the Street Team participants got their copies this week, too. Did they?

This week is the academic annual meeting — called SBL (Society of Biblical Literature) — and Kris is going with me for the first time. It helps that we are in Washington, DC. I’m giving a paper in response to Larry Hurtado’s big book, Lord Jesus Christ.

Here’s my ranking: what’s yours? 1. Chestnut Hill Coffee Company (latte). 2. Caribou Coffee: Daybreak (homemade latte) 3. Seattle’s Best (drip, with cream) 4. Dunkin’ Donuts (with cream, no sugar) 5. Starbuck’s (coffee of the day with cream)

About once every other week, Kris will say to me “what does this word mean?” Of course, I say to her, “My readers will know what it means.” She suggests they probably don’t; she has a good ear. So, yesterday I got a kind note from someone who suggested that this blog develop a dictionary…

Friends tell one another a story, and the story invites the friend into its own world. Here’s mine: last year Kris and I decided to have a garage built. (We had lived here for about 20 years without one; it was time.) So, we called in a garage builder, and he got things rolling.

In Obery Hendricks’ The Political Jesus, chps. 1-2, we are treated to a survey of the socio-political context for Jesus’ kingdom message. Let me ask this question for our conversation today:
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