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Category Archives: Calling
Pulling back the curtain: Lost Journey by John Wagner
The Book of Revelation is one of abundant creativity as it pulls back the curtain on what is really real, truly beautiful, abundantly hopeful and ultimately significant. Our response to scripture is to bear witness to that truth – a … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocalypse, Forgiveness, hope, Revelation
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All things new
The long slow fade presents us with an important yet painful choice. I suggested that a long slow fade is a way that we can understand the place we find ourselves as followers of Jesus who have to hold difficult … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocalypse, calling, Church, End Times, hope, Revelation
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Visions of Hope: George and Andi
As George and Andi reflected on the vision presented in Revelation 21 & 22 they moved pretty quickly to implications with a sense of wonder. If you’ve ever heard Earl Palmer talk about Revelation, you’ll know that wonder features prominently. … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocalypse, End Times, hope, Revelation
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Visions of Hope: Ken Kierstead
In light of the fact that we are in an election season, Ken placed his observations of Isaiah 65 in the context of Kingdom Policy Statements to stimulate our thinking of heavenly implications today. Kingdom Policy Values Future Implications
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Tagged Apocalypse, End Times, Heaven, hope, Revelation
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Visions of Hope: Jeff Van Duzer
Jeff Van Duzer, Dean of SPU’s School of Business and Economics, recently reflected biblical visions of the end as part of his exploration, Why Business Matters to God. In chapter 3, In the End, he makes a number of observations … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocalypse, End Times, Heaven, hope, Revelation
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What’s your vision?
Last night as we looked at Revelation 21 and 22, I asked the question, “what’s your vision of the future?” Dallas Willard suggests that having a vision of the future is a as basic to being human as breathing. Revelation … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocalypse, calling, hope, Revelation
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Guidance for important questions
As we come to the end of our series on Revelation, I’m increasingly drawn toward the phrase – it’s your book. Though I started the series with an appreciation for what Revelation has to say to us today, I’ve only … Continue reading
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Tagged calling, hope, Revelation
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Elements of Witness: Extravagantly Hopeful
What gets so often lost in the book of Revelation is the extravagant hope. It’s images can be strange and frightening but lets be honest so can life. The moments in which everything makes sense can be just that moments … Continue reading
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Elements of Witness: Seriously Credible
Chapter 11 of Revelation pulls back the curtain on the work of God’s people, the Church, by telling a parable that offers a call to each and everyone of us – presentation of evidence to the goodness and availability of … Continue reading
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Elements of Witness: Actually Possible
Last week we looked at Revelation 11 and the parable of the the church’s work of witness. Working through the parable, Ron highlighted four elements that were illustrated by the two witnesses: our witness represents God, is always effective, will … Continue reading
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