Category Archives: Kingdom of God

Evangelism, Evangelization and Missional-Ecumenism (4)

Posted on May 16, 2013 by John Armstrong

Over the last three days I have written about evangelism and evangelization, from both a Protestant and Catholic perspective. I have attempted to show the meaning and importance of these respective terms and the theology that lies behind both of … Continue reading →

Posted in American Evangelicalism, Culture, Current Affairs, Discipleship, Evangelism, Gospel/Good News, History, Kingdom of God, Missional Church, Missional-Ecumenism, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, The Church, The Future, Unity of the Church | 3 Comments

Radical Love and Kingdom Generosity (2)

Posted on May 7, 2013 by John Armstrong

Yesterday, I suggested that Luke 6 provides a pattern for how we can live extravagant, generous lives rooted in the love and mercy of God himself. This sixth chapter of Luke has often pushed me to deeper resolve to follow … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Ethics, Faith, Kingdom of God, Money & Stewardship, Poverty | 2 Comments

Radical Love and Kingdom Generosity (1)

Posted on May 6, 2013 by John Armstrong

At the very heart of the kingdom message of Jesus is a call to radical love that will not easily go away under convenient readings of the text, readings that fit comfortably with our way of treating people in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Ethics, Faith, Kingdom of God, Money & Stewardship | 17 Comments

What Does God Require of Us?

Posted on April 30, 2013 by John Armstrong

What does God ask of us? God asks that Christians be true disciples. If you are a disciple you will follow Jesus with your heart, mind, soul and strength. And you will not “just do it” as Nike famously says. … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Faith, Kingdom of God, Lordship of Christ, Spirituality | 16 Comments

Habemus Papam Franciscum: “We Have a Pope” (3)

Posted on March 19, 2013 by John Armstrong

My Prayers for the Selection of the New Pope What does all of this news about the new pope mean for non-Catholics? And what, especially, does this mean for evangelicals like me who long to see the whole church pursuing … Continue reading →

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Habemus Papam Franciscum: “We Have a Pope” (2)

Posted on March 19, 2013 by John Armstrong

The First Jesuit Pope Some have noted that Pope Francis is the first Jesuit pope but few understand what this actually means. Who are the Jesuits? The Society of Jesus is a male order of the Catholic Church, with 19,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in American Evangelicalism, Church History, Church Tradition, Culture, Current Affairs, Kingdom of God, Missional-Ecumenism, Personal, Roman Catholicism, The Church, The Future, Unity of the Church | 2 Comments

Habemus Papam Franciscum: “We Have a Pope” (1)

Posted on March 18, 2013 by John Armstrong

Introduction Some moments in history seem very significant while we are passing through them. Time will really tell. 9/11 was such a moment for Americans. We who were alive that day will never forget. Last week, at least to me, … Continue reading →

Posted in American Evangelicalism, Church History, Church Tradition, Current Affairs, Kingdom of God, Missional-Ecumenism, Personal, Roman Catholicism, The Church, The Future, Unity of the Church | 11 Comments

How Exile Came About: American Protestantism’s Common Ground (3)

Posted on February 27, 2013 by John Armstrong

Three main points underscore the unity that American Protestantism enjoyed into the early part of the twentieth century. Protestants shared a voluntaristic approach that viewed religion as a matter of individual free choice thus it was able to tolerate the … Continue reading →

Posted in America and Americanism, American Evangelicalism, Church History, Culture, Kingdom of God, Protestantism, Reason, Roman Catholicism, The Church, The Future, Unity of the Church | 4 Comments

How Exile Came About: Theological and Cultural Developments in the Nineteenth Century (2)

Posted on February 26, 2013 by John Armstrong

Near the end of the nineteenth century the evangelical experience of Christianity in America changed things in the church even more radically than previous movements had done within historic Protestantism. While the paradigm of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress remained deeply … Continue reading →

Posted in America and Americanism, American Evangelicalism, Church History, Culture, Evangelism, Feminism & Women, Kingdom of God, Religion, The Church, Women in the Church | 8 Comments

Living and Ancient-Future Faith in Babylon (5)

Posted on February 22, 2013 by John Armstrong

The words of Jeremiah 29:6 are rather shocking if you get the context and historical moment right. God is telling his people that they will be in this state for a long time thus they should become active in the … Continue reading →

Posted in America and Americanism, American Evangelicalism, Biblical Theology, Church History, Church Tradition, Culture, Current Affairs, Kingdom of God, Lordship of Christ, Missional Church, Missional-Ecumenism, Renewal, The Church, The Future | 8 Comments