Kingdom of God
I've left this post up for posterity. This was my first attempt to start blogging my senior pastor journey. Be kind 😀 I can remember driving down the highway in that old ’84 red Ford Grenada station wagon. My sister and I were in the back seat and I was tired of her messing with me. “OK,” I said, “See this imaginary line right here?” I drew a line with my hand down the middle of the back seat. “You cannot cross this line.” “That side is yours and this is mine.” Most of you have been there at some time or other. Eventually negotiations break down and one or the other side crosses the line and gets real close, but then starts to say, “I’m not touching you...I’m not touching you.” You see, we all have our own kingdom. It is our sphere of influence, the place where what we say goes. As children driving down the road sitting in that back seat, our sphere was pretty small. Eventually, mom or dad gets tired of the whole deal and says, “This is my kingdom and I will stop this car right no...