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Paying It Forward
God created work before the Fall and will redeem it in the new creation. This article explores how Jesus is restoring God's original purpose for work and why every believer's vocation matters in God's mission. Discover how faithful work today participates in Christ's work of making all things new.
Join God’s Cosmic Restoration Project
God never abandoned His mission for humanity. From Adam through Abraham, David, and Jesus to you today, one mandate stands: multiply disciples, rule wisely over creation, and build His kingdom on earth. Your work is not preparation for eternity—it is participation in eternity.
Ever Wonder Why Jesus’ Resurrection Doesn’t Mean More To You?
Why celebrate the resurrection of Jesus? The resurrection means much more than we can have life after death. The Bible give us several perspectives on the meaning and significance of Jesus’ resurrection. Here are ten biblical reasons to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
Restorative Foundation: Foundations in Theology Series Part 6A
Did you know that the afterlife will be even better than Eden? Learn from Drs. Frame and Childers that the goal of your salvation is not only to forgive you and allow you into heaven when you die. God also promises to restore all your broken relationships in a New Earth forever.
Paying It Forward: Faith & Work Series Part 6
The age to come will not be an eternal day off. Everything of ultimate worth from our work in this life will somehow enrich us in the age to come.
Join God’s Cosmic Restoration Project: Faith & Work Series Part 5
As a follower of Jesus Christ, God's mission on earth through your work includes not only this life but also the life to come on earth.
What You May Not Have Heard on Easter About Heaven
Read some of my favorite quotes on the Resurrection and Heaven from the book "Surprised by Hope" by Tom Wright.
All Things New: Peek Inside Steve Childers Upcoming Book
Read a preview of Steve Childers’ upcoming book.
To Believe the Gospel is to Reject the Lie of YOLO - Ryan Shelton
The popular acronym YOLO (you only live once) has captured the hearts of many an emerging hedonist (and not the Christian kind). It wrests the minds of thousands with the tyranny of the urgent, motivating a kind of desperate restlessness to squeeze the last drop of pleasure out of these quickly fading days.
All Things New (Act 3, Scene 1): Redemption-The Coming Kingdom
Jesus is beginning to set in motion all that would eventually bring about the universal rule and reign of God over not just Rome, but over all the nations of the earth and the entire world.
All Things New (Act 2): The Fall – The Way Things Are Not Supposed to Be
In order to appreciate the good news of the gospel you must deeply understand the bad news about all the consequences of the fall--mankind’s rebellion against God. A gospel that is not a remedy to all the consequences of the fall is less than the true gospel. A limited understanding of the gospel often results in a false assurance (or lack of assurance) of salvation, a lack of spiritual maturity and a minimal impact on the world for good.
All Things New (Act 1): Creation – The Way Things Are Supposed to Be
The first act in the drama of history is God’s act of creating and sustaining “all things visible and invisible” (Nicene Creed). Note that the story of the gospel does not begin with Christ and his salvation but with God and his creation. This is because you cannot fully understand Christ’s salvation until you first understand its relationship to God’s creation.
All Things New (Introduction): The Greatest Story Ever Told
The only way to really know God is to know his story. And the Bible is a record of that story. Even though the Bible contains hundreds of stories it has only one overarching story. And even though the Bible contains sixty-six books it has only one overarching message. What’s interesting is that the central message of the Bible, the gospel, comes to us primarily by means of stories found in the Bible.