Practicing Resurrection: Building for the Kingdom of God

About this episode

The episode explores the meaning of salvation and the kingdom of God, contrasting traditional narratives with a more embodied faith in Jesus.

What does it actually mean to be saved, and is the popular version of the gospel missing the point? Today we dive into a fascinating letter from Franklin Graham to Donald Trump to dissect how we understand salvation, the heart, and the kingdom of God. This episode explores why a private, internal-only faith might fall short of the radical, embodied life Jesus actually called us to live. In this episode, we deconstruct the traditional heaven-bound narrative and look at the biblical definitions of words like belief and heart. Mike and Tim discuss how faith is less about an intellectual multiple-choice test and more about our executive will and daily allegiances. We also share a powerful poem by Wendell Berry that invites us to practice resurrection in a world obsessed with profit and power. As we continue our series on the Lord's Prayer, we tackle the deep paradoxes of the kingdom. Is the kingdom of God growing like a mustard seed, or is it a secret waiting to burst forth? We look at how to recognize the signs of God's presence without trying to force or predict His timing. Finally, we contrast different views of human history to see why the way of Jesus offers a uniquely hopeful…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike, Tim

Topics covered

• salvation
• kingdom of God
• faith
• heaven-bound narrative
• biblical definitions
• human history
• hopeful future

Keywords

• salvation
• kingdom of God
• faith
• belief
• Wendell Berry
• heaven
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Wendell Berry

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