Think about this a relaunch.
In our March situation, I defined that 2024 will probably be a transformative yr for Christians right now. This journal is the primary deposit in that promise. Every little thing from wordmarks to colours, fonts, layouts and constructions have been reimagined and recreated. We hope you agree that it offers a extra partaking expertise. We would like every situation to be a gem, a feast of artworks, tales and concepts that reveal the richness of dwelling and pondering with Christ and His church.
For the remainder of the yr, I am going to clarify why we’re charting this course. For now, I would like to clarify the language you will typically see alongside the jargon.
Earlier than I got here to Christianity As we speak, I led a artistic company that helped a whole bunch of organizations refine their branding and messaging. But I by no means considered Christian As we speak as a model. An try to illuminate what it means to faithfully observe Jesus in our time.
We do have a primary invitation. It isn’t a tagline or a slogan however an invite: search the dominion.
I’ll say extra about our calling within the kingdom of God in later subjects. I wish to say a easy factor for now.
Attain the Kingdom of God. Jesus in contrast it to a seed, a pearl, a treasure, a winery and a feast. He speaks of the “secret of the dominion of heaven” (Matt. 13:11) and urges us to not run after the issues of the world however to “search first his kingdom and his righteousness” (6:33).
“Discover You First” was the primary tune I sang. It was earlier than my baptism, earlier than I knew Jesus, that I knew how lovely and damaged the world and the church might be. However it was, in its simplicity, the invitation that referred to as me to Christ and to serve Christ’s reign of affection on earth.
Maybe we do not at all times acknowledge the dominion after we see it. However we should always know what it isn’t. The world right now is torn aside by battle and hatred, oppression and abuse, and hatred for reality and advantage. Our cowl picture reveals a church, clothed like Jesus on the foot of the cross, divided for energy and revenue. This isn’t it. It isn’t the dominion of God.
However we invite you to discover it with us. Within the scriptures. God’s work across the planet. Within the lives of people and households, close to and much, who carry Jesus to damaged locations. Search hope, search Jesus, search the dominion and maybe collectively we’ll discover it.
Timothy Dalrymple is President and CEO of Christian As we speak.
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