The testimony to Jesus embodied in the gospel narratives needs to be available to everybody in a way that they can receive for themselves. This has three main aspects as I see it. 1. Communication needs to be with unconditional love and without domination or mediation. The testimony to Jesus is a gift we are [...]
This is where the guidelines move on from the obvious and into the confrontational and controversial! By the powers here I am referring to both the political “powers that be” and the spiritual entities behind them, what the apostle Paul refers to as “the rulers of this dark world” and “the spiritual forces of evil [...]
A first priority for kenarchic politics has to be the stewardship of our children. Every child and her or his physical, mental and spiritual capacity together make up the true wealth of the world. This applies across the spectrum from those with severe mental or physical disabilities to those with the highest IQs. The provision [...]
Here is a set of interviews with Roger Mitchell and also an introductory piece on kenarchic politics.
To put forward a politics of engagement that is based on a ‘kingdom’ perspective is very challenging. To engage justly with a world that is not the kingdom, and never will be, can never be simple. There are immediate favourite points of engagement….
Much of the material that will be central to these posts will cover perspectives on the 'gates' of society, the places of influence that shape the culture. If transformation is a desired outcome, such aspects as strategic prayer and understanding the redemptive gifts of places will play their part. As prayer opens up space, filling it will be vital, not in a controlling, top-down sense, but with a servant spirit. Finding appropriate terminology is difficult. Maybe 'transformation' is not the right term, perhaps 'transfiguration', where inner qualities burst through.
I have chosen to use the term 'gates' and although they can be defined any number of ways these are the seven ways I have chosen to group them by:
These are in two formats. Epub can be read in many ereaders, such as Ipad, kobo etc.; if using a kindle then the format will be mobi. If there are difficulties in reading the format an internet search should show any peculiarities for your specific ereader
Vol 1.1 Epub format Vol 1.1 Mobi format
Vol 1.2 Epub format Vol 1.2 Mobi format
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Always time for imagination
I am wondering if, as we begin to peer through the mists of conflicting ideologies and political presuppositions we should not also at least take a glimpse through the mists of time. What I want us to remember is that many of the tensions and conflicts that the post ‘Is Rome Burning’ generated in its comments are [...]