“Jesus's resurrection is the beginning of God's new project not to snatch people away from earth to heaven but to colonize earth with the life of heaven. That, after all, is what the Lord's Prayer is about.” -N.T. Wright, Surprised by Hope

What is the hope of the gospel of Jesus Christ? Is it that we get to sing worship songs in heaven for eternity? In Episode 16, minister and missionary Jacob Johnson* unpacks N.T. Wright’s Surprised By Hope: Rethinking Heaven, Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church. It might be a delightful surprise to discover that “building for God’s kingdom” can begin with how we live, love, and work in the here and now.

Resources Mentioned:Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church by N.T. WrightSurprised by Joy by C.S. LewisKingdoms of Islandia series by J.J. JohnsonKingdoms of Islandia web site

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YPRB host Heather Weber is a book-obsessed pastor, author, and holistic life and leadership coach. She is the author of Dear Boy,: An Epistolary Memoir. To find out more about coaching or to contact her about speaking engagements, go to www.heatherweber.org. And, subscribe to her Dear Exiles newsletter at heatherweber.substack.com.

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