There is a line from today’s reading from Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy that struck me this week. The line is: “The word of God is not chained.” Paul is contrasting his own imprisonment because of the Gospel with the overarching truth that the word of God can never be imprisoned. That’s what we’re going to talk about this morning: the unchained nature of the Word of God.
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Today, on the last Sunday of the church year, we celebrate the Reign of Christ. We celebrate the universal scope of God’s presence breathing life and meaning throughout creation. We celebrate that the true God is always bigger than our cramped understandings of God. And we do more than celebrate today. On this day, we renew our conviction to participate in the Reign of Christ as we pray for God’s reign to be present on earth as it is in heaven.
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Recently, I was given the opportunity to be part of the team of folks helping to launch Amanda Tyler’s book How to End Christian Nationalism. After pre-ordering the book, the launch team sent me an uncorrected proof PDF of the text to read ahead of the book’s launch. I finished it just in time to get this reflection out ahead of the official release date, tomorrow, October 22nd. I was so glad to read this book, written by the lead organizer of Christians Against Christian Nationalism, because of Amanda Tyler’s long personal history with the issue, as well as her connections with so many others who she interviewed for the book.
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