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Discernment 8 June 2026

Learning to see the Kingdom

The world I experience is shaped by what I most orient myself towards. As that orientation shifts from self to God — through discernment, surrender, and following Christ — I begin to see with different eyes. The Kingdom becomes not merely awaited, but practised, embodied, and reflected here and now.

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7 Jun

How the Kingdom Has Been Unfolding Since Christ

When Jesus of Nazareth declared, "The kingdom of God is at hand," He was not announcing a distant future or a private spiritual retreat. He was revealing that the eternal Logos, the rational, personal, self-giving foundation of all

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3 Jun

No matter what you believe, the distance between who you truly are and who you present to the world is the same distance you keep between yourself and Christ.

God bless you.

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30 May

The Meaning of Right Relationship

There is a reason the enemy works so tirelessly to divide people.

Not simply because division causes pain, although it does. Not simply because broken relationships create suffering, although they certainly do. The deeper reason is that

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24 May

The Power of Simple Surrender: “Whatever You Command Me, Lord”

In a world obsessed with self-optimization, strategic planning, and autonomous achievement, a short and unadorned answer cuts through the noise: “Whatever You command me, Lord.”

This response distills the essence

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