Much of Western Christianity today struggles with the concept of the kingdom. We have vague ideas floating around: heaven, some future realm, the millennial reign. But if we’re honest, these notions aren’t very defined in our minds. We hear the phrase “the kingdom of God,” generalize it, and move on. But what if we stopped and took a closer look at how Scripture actually defines the kingdom? This is an immensely complex topic that encompasses so many areas of theology: your v

Why Acts 10 Does Not Teach That the Unregenerate Can Please God Acts 10 stands as one of the most frequently misunderstood chapters in the New Testament, not because the narrative is ambiguous, but because it is often approached with theological assumptions already in place. The figure of Cornelius has become a theological Rorschach test. Some readers treat him as evidence that sincere unbelievers are already pleasing to God. Others portray him as a seeker whose moral discipl

The early church did not structure their lives around an hour long event. They structured their week around the Lord’s Day as a whole. It was a day set apart. A day of rest. A day of joy. A day of embodied life together.

Twelve 5 has a few members of our church who work in the home building and renovating industry. The other day, I was talking to one of...