Ep 63: The Magic Kingdom (GH)

What is the Kingdom of God actually doing in the world today? In this Greenhouse discussion, Brian Fisher and Kyle Moody continue exploring the ideas introduced in Episode 62 by wrestling with the nature of the Kingdom of God, the goodness of creation, and the ongoing conflict between the kingdoms of light and darkness. Together they discuss how personal stories shape our understanding of discipleship, why civil discourse matters, and how deep transformation often begins by examining the assumptions we carry beneath the surface. The conversation explores Jeremy Treat's definition of the Kingdom, the role of human participation in God's work of restoration, and C.S. Lewis' concept of the "deep magic" that underlies reality. Brian and Kyle also wrestle with a difficult question: if Jesus has already won, what does that victory mean for the world right now?

BY Brian Fisher

September 18, 2023

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What is the Kingdom of God? 

As we continue digging into the primary problem of the Forgotten Kingdom, Brian and Kyle further explore the answer to our first question: What is the Kingdom of Light? Despite the fact that the Kingdom is a primary theme of the Bible, there isn’t always a strong consensus on what it is, when it is, or what our role in it is.

The guys sit down and dissect Dr. Jeremy Treat’s succinct explanation (“God’s reign through God’s people over God’s place”), and then toss around a few other potential definitions.

Along the way, they wrestle with the inherent “goodness” of creation as it relates to the Kingdom, and why we often struggle to embrace the concept that God’s ideas are “deeper magic” than those of the darkness.

They rediscover just how important these often unconscious assumptions are in our personal journey of spiritual formation, and how they heavily impact our relationship with God, others, ourselves, and creation and culture.

This episode continues the discussion from Ep 62.

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