Category Archives: Sonship

Mighty Hand | Jon Thurlow

Posted on July 16, 2017 by

This is a song we’ve been singing recently that has so resonated with us. It comes from Jon Thurlow’s album, “Heat of Your Gaze.” God is setting His beloved free from her transactional prodigal religion of fear, where inheritance means … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ Subversive Kingdom – Part Thirteen

Posted on June 27, 2017 by

God is, first and foremost, about relationship. There has never been a time when God was alone, nor has He ever done anything alone. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was … Continue reading →

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The War Is Over

Posted on May 28, 2017 by

“The war is over. His love has come, to call us daughters and sons. No longer orphans without a home; we have found where we belong.” These are some of the lyrics of Josh Baldwin’s song, “The War Is Over” … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ Subversive Kingdom – Part Seven

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

I’ve said before that the whole of Scripture is about one thing—love. But God defines this agape love as other-centered and self-giving. It literally means “good will,” which is where we get the word “benevolence” (from the Latin bene volentem: to use our volition, or … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ Subversive Kingdom – Part Six

Posted on May 24, 2017 by

Who is truly a good and moral person? Can you describe it without giving the typical religious non-answer? (“No one is righteous, not one!”, etc.) As I said in part five, philosophers and scholars had been trying to answer this question for centuries … Continue reading →

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Your Love Awakens Me | Phil Wickham and Chris Quilala

Posted on May 21, 2017 by

I would like to make you aware of another great worship song that really speaks to what God is doing in the hearts of His sons and daughters today. It’s called, “Your Love Awakens Me,” written by Phil Wickham and … Continue reading →

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Why (good) discipleship matters

Posted on May 19, 2017 by

Mahatma Gandhi once said,  “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” Unfortunately, he wasn’t the only one to have had a bad experience with professed Christians. This is a supplemental post … Continue reading →

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