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How Far Is Heaven?

Rediscovering the Kingdom of God in the Here and Now

By: Ronnie McBrayer

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How Far Is Heaven?

Rediscovering the Kingdom of God in the Here and Now

By: Ronnie McBrayer

In How Far is Heaven? Ronnie McBrayer explores the "kingdom parables of Jesus" and finds in them an urgent challenge for Christians to reassess the gospel they believe and the role their professed faith plays in the world today. He argues that the gospel cannot be reduced to apocalyptical escapism, whereby the true believers will one day be rescued from the sufferings of planet Earth; nor can faith be used as a type of benefits program, providing the individual with the privileged comfort of membership. Instead, the gospel audaciously enters the sufferings of this present world with transforming love, as Jesus can never be locked away "in our hearts." He, his message, and his followers break defiantly free to renew and reshape not only tomorrow, but also the here and now. Thus, the gospel according to Jesus is not just about a harp-playing, cloud-riding, pie-in-the-sky heaven. It is holistic, all-encompassing, redeeming deliverance for people today, not tomorrow. And the follower of Jesus is called to live out the active, participating presence of Christ in the world of now--right here where we live, work, love, and serve--because heaven is far closer than we think.

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How Far Is Heaven?

Rediscovering the Kingdom of God in the Here and Now

By: Ronnie McBrayer

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Rediscovering the Kingdom of God in the Here and Now

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Keeping the Faith

Passages, Proverbs, Parables

By: Ronnie McBrayer

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Keeping the Faith

Passages, Proverbs, Parables

By: Ronnie McBrayer

In his story-telling style, Ronnie McBrayer reminds us that faith is not something written on paper, recited from memory, or owned and managed by the church. Faith is the pursuit of Christ, finding in him the only thing worth keeping.

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1601456115

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A Christmas Vigil

By: Judson Edwards,Ronnie McBrayer

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A Christmas Vigil

By: Judson Edwards,Ronnie McBrayer

On December 17, 1927, the crew of the Navy submarine S-4 trolled beneath the waters of Cape Cod Bay, engaged in routine testing of their vessel. At the same time, the Coast Guard cutter Paulding traveled across the surface. Those traveling on the two craft never saw each other. The submarine broke the surface just in time to receive a death blow from the Paulding. The submarine, with its crew of forty, sank in less than five minutes. It came to rest more than one hundred feet below on the ocean floor.Rescue attempts began at once. Due to inclement weather, it took twenty-four hours for the first diver to descend to the wreckage. As soon as the diver's feet hit the hull, he heard tapping. Survivors were trapped inside. Pounding out Morse code on the hull with a hammer, the diver discovered that six crewmen had survived the collision. With renewed efforts, the rescue crew struggled to reach these men before it was too late. Again, the weather would not cooperate. Every attempt failed. With their air supply dwindling, the six survivors tapped out in Morse code a final haunting question, "Is there any hope?"This provocative question echoes across the craft we call Earth. By our own experience, we agree with the New Testament's words that all of creation groans for renewal and relief. The world hopes for something better. As part of this expectant world, we do the same. We hope for a better future for ourselves, our children, and our families.Hope is the intangible fuel that moves the human spirit along when life appears untenable; when marriages fail; when sickness invades; when we face difficult decisions; or when we encounter inexplicable suffering in our lives and in our world. We need hope to live on this planet the same way we need oxygen in our lungs.In our faith tradition, all hope is fastened to the child we find lying in a Christmas manger. Christians gather in houses of worship and around Advent wreaths to reflect upon the implications of his birth and to anticipate the day when hope will become certainty, when what we can only pray for now will become definite. Advent is a season to remember, but it is also a time to renew our lives of hope in the One born in Bethlehem.

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How Far Is Heaven?

How Far Is Heaven?

How Far Is Heaven?

How Far Is Heaven?

Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith

A Christmas Vigil

A Christmas Vigil

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