From Willard I found Hauerwas, Yoder, Bosch, Ladd, Kung, Keller, Wimber and others who consistently pointed me toward the reality of the current-and-not-yet reign the Kingdom. I take the time to list these thinkers to show their different backgrounds - Liberals and Conservatives, Protestants and Catholics, Reformed and Armenian...I wonder if there is something to that. I've often wondered if there is fulfillment is Jesus saying that those who seek will find, and though we seek and find seemingly different positions and practices we find the same Kingdom. The same gospel. The same regeneration revolution. The same hope.
I've heard many people say that they were "vineyard" before they knew of the vineyard. After this week, I believe this is especially true for me.
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I am one of those people who were Vineyard before they were Vineyard...I've been a part of almost every denomination you can think of at least once in my life...When I stumbled into Vineyard (or rather, I tripped over it and God gave me a gentle nudge so I'd fall) I sat up, looked around and said "Finally - a place where I really fit in!"
Hey Joe, I was reminded of how the Kingdom caught my heart and mind through the Vineyard when I first encountered this tribe, after reading your post.
Don't settle for the not yet but passionately hunt down the Kingdom come and the reality of heaven crashing into the everyday lives of people here and now.
You're right; I was Vineyard then I signed up.
Hope you can make it to Ireland. Keep in touch.
Jason
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