ReKnew
Astronomy and God’s Greatness
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Creation, God, Transcendence
What does modern astronomy teach us about God’s Transcendence? Much indeed. Consider God’s words to Job about the universe: Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades? Can you loosen Orionʼs belt? Can you bring…
What We’re Thankful For
Category: General
Tags: Gratitude, Thank You, Thanksgiving
We wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who follow ReKnew and support our work through prayer, financial help, and also by spreading this message of the unfathomable love of God not only…
Responding in Love
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Conflict, Kingdom Living, Love
The world is full of conflict where evil begets more evil. Violence produces more violence. Arguments produce more arguments. It’s a tit-for-tat world. What is God’s strategy for stopping this conflict? How does God respond…
Loving the Unlovable
Category: General
Tags: Imagination, Love, Prayer
Mother Teresa had a prayer she spoke each day that enabled her to minister effectively: Dearest Lord, may I see you today and every day in the person of your sick, and whilst nursing them,…
How God Changes the World
Category: General
Tags: Already Not Yet, Kingdom Living, Kingdom of God, Practicing the Presence of God
All who place their trust in Jesus look forward to a day when he will return and fully establish the kingdom of God. When this happens, Scripture promises that everything will change. There will be…
One Hope
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Hope, Jesus, Politics
When Jesus was crucified by his enemies instead of conquering his enemies, the hope of Jesus’ disciples came crashing down in utter despair. They had hoped that Jesus would establish the kingdom of God in…
Love Conquers All
Category: General
Tags: Conflict, Judgment, Kingdom Living, Love, Satan
Paul prayed in this way for the church at Ephesus: I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, [God] may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through…
Practicing Faith
Category: General
Tags: Faith, Imagination, Prayer
Faith is the substantiating of things hoped for and the conviction of things not yet seen, based on Hebrews 11:1 as I explained in this post. Practically speaking, this means that you become aware of…
A Brief Theology of Faith
Category: General
Tags: Doubt, Faith, Kingdom Living
Topics: Following Jesus
Verse: Hebrews 11:1
It is often argued that Hebrews 11:1 provides us with a clear definition of faith. The NIV translates it as, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do…
Praying for Peace During Political Hostility
Category: General
Tags: Peace, Politics, Prayer
Jesus calls his disciples to be “peacemakers” (Mt 5:9). During this season of political animosity, we have a great opportunity to practice being disciples by offering an alternative way of interacting with each other. One…
Civilian or Soldier: Which Are You?
Category: General
Tags: Spiritual Warfare, Warfare Worldview
The Bible makes it clear that the people of God are to be on the offensive in storming the gates of hell (See post) and that Christians are to put on the armor of God…
Put on the Armor of God
Category: General
Tags: Faith, Kingdom Living, Prayer, Satan, Warfare Worldview
The whole of the Christian life is an act of war against the enemy as we follow Jesus in storming the gates of hell (See post.) No passage better illustrates this than Paul’s metaphor of…
Storming the Gates of Hell
Category: General
Tags: Christian Living, Church, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, Warfare Worldview
Jesus said: “I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.” (Mt 16:18) To understand Jesus’ teaching here, there are a few things you should know. First, “Hades” was…
Christians & Politics: Where Do You Stand?
Category: General
Tags: Christian Living, National Idolatry, Politics, Power
In the 1980’s, Cal Thomas and Ed Dobson were leaders in the Moral Majority, a conservative evangelical social and political movement that attempted to rally “moral” people to change public policy. The movement died out…
The Problem with Trusting in Governments
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: National Idolatry, Politics
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
In this clip from a recent sermon, Greg discusses the fear that drives us to reject God as King and instead trust in human kings. This is particularly relevant as we approach the presidential election here in…
Do Not Fear
Category: General
Tags: Fear, Love, Politics, Religious Idolatry
We interrupt this election season to bring you the following reminder: [F]ear is a diabolic force. Its ultimate creator is Satan, and he uses it to keep us in bondage (Heb. 2:15). Throughout history, leaders…
The Politics of Jesus, Part 2
Category: General
Tags: Jesus, Kingdom Living, Kingdom of God, Politics
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Even in the midst of politically-troubled times, we are called to preserve the radical uniqueness of the kingdom. This, after all, is what Jesus did as he engaged the first century world with a different…
What Power Do You Trust?
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of this World, Love, Non-Violence, Politics, Power, Upside-Down Kingdom
Topics: Enemy-Loving Non-Violence
Governments and nations have always relied on fighting to survive. They punish criminals who threaten their welfare. They go to war against enemies who attack their borders or stand in the way of their agenda….
Jesus is the Center of the Story
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Bible Interpretation, Cruciform Theology, Jesus
Topics: Biblical Interpretation
The previous post addressed how the revelation of Christ is the surprising twist that reframes how we must read all that precedes it. Today we’ll look briefly at five supports to this claim. Jesus said,…