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A Prayer for Memorial Day | Mark D. Roberts

Today is Memorial Day in the United States, a day when we remember with gratitude those who have died in military service. It has been my tradition for many years to offer a prayer on the occasion of Memorial Day.

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When is the Kingdom of God Coming? Then? Now? Neither? Both? | Mark D. Roberts

Part 12 of series: What Was the Message of Jesus?

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When is the Kingdom Coming? In the Present? | Mark D. Roberts

In yesterday’s post, I examined several sayings of Jesus that suggest the kingdom of God is coming in the future. Today, I want to consider sayings that emphasize the presence of the kingdom now.

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Painted Bunting! Nature at Her Finest | Mark D. Roberts

Painted Bunting! Nature at Her Finest | Mark D. Roberts

Where is the Kingdom of God? Is It In Your Heart? | Mark D. Roberts

Part 9 of series:What Was the Message of Jesus?

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“There Is No Heaven” – What the Faith of Stephen Hawking Misses | Mark D. Roberts

In yesterday’s post, I began to consider the “faith” of Stephen Hawking. He expressed this faith in a recent interview with the Guardian:

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“There Is No Heaven” – The Faith of Stephen Hawking | Mark D. Roberts

I am taking a slight detour from my series on the message of Jesus because of a fortuitous (providential?) coincidence. Yesterday, I asked: “Is the kingdom of God the same thing as heaven?” The answer, according to Jesus in the New Testament Gospels, is “No.”  Heaven is encompassed within God’s reign, but the kingdom of God has as much to do with earth as with what we call heaven.

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Where is the Kingdom of God? Is It Heaven? | Mark D. Roberts

This post could have been entitled “Where the Kingdom of God is Not.” It deals with the first of two common misunderstandings of the kingdom of God as proclaimed by Jesus. I’ll address each of these, one today and one tomorrow, by stating something that the kingdom is not and then defending my statement with evidence from the gospels.

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How Does Jesus Proclaim the Kingdom of God? | Mark D. Roberts

Part 5 of series:What Was the Message of Jesus?

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Handel’s Messiah: An Unexpected Easter Masterpiece, Part III | Mark D. Roberts

Part 3 of series: Handel’s Messiah: An Unexpected Easter Masterpiece

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