God’s kingdom. This is the way it should be. We are not inventing a new model or lifestyle here but building on what God has already shown us, mining it out of our own backyard, fully aware that what God is revealing to us in these days are truths that have always been part of who we are. That’s because the kingdom has always been. The kingdom has been God’s plan and purpose for all eternity, and he has painted its colors from one corner of the Scripture to the other—sometimes in muted shades; sometimes
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