The Kingdom of God is like a Business Strategy?

40 essays in around 100 words #4

The Kingdom of God is like a business strategy. The executives learn what has been effective with past businesses and then implement that strategy. They quickly hire and train people to run the business and expect to be able to publish their profits in the next quarterly update. If someone is not performing according to their training, they fire them and try to find new hires who will do the job right. After all, the point of a business is to grow as big as it can as fast as it can, making sacrifices for the bottom line. So also is the Kingdom of God?

Perhaps we should stop thinking of the Kingdom of God in terms of strategic business?

Would God Throw a Good Party?

40 essays in around 100 words #3

Jesus gives 3 parables where something lost is found, and the one searching for the lost thing always throws a party. He compares these characters to God. And this leaves me with a lot of questions. What would a party thrown by God be like? A somber affair full of sitting silently? Would there be drinking? Dancing? Would men and women intermingle? Does God need to celebrate? Is celebration Godly? Why would God celebrate if He has everything and can do whatever He wants? Somehow a holy celebration doesn’t sound very fun, but a party thrown by God certainly does.

The Kingdom of God is Like a Garden

40 essays in around 100 words #2

The kingdom of God is like a garden. The gardener learns what the soil needs for plants to grow. She places the seeds in the dirt, burying them in darkness, hoping that they will sprout to new life. She waters them everyday, sometimes waiting weeks for signs of life. She rejoices when the little sprouts of green poke out of the dark earth. She will still have to wait weeks for flowers that will turn to produce. She faithfully waters and watches and waits, beholding the mystery that is something growing from a tiny seed buried in darkness.

The Kingdom of God is like a garden, where only the gardener truly knows how to care for it well.