What Is God Doing in the World?

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When we pray for God’s kingdom to come “on earth as it is in heaven” (Matt. 6:10), we sometimes imagine it full of power and glory. But Jesus came as a newborn and was laid in a manger. In view of this counterintuitive turn, Pastor Chris explains how the nature of Christ’s kingdom, particularly as we experience it in the routines of life, is categorically different from the kingdoms of this world.

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Chris Castaldo

Chris Castaldo is the Lead Pastor at New Covenant Church in Naperville, Illinois, and is a fellow at the Center for Pastor Theologians. Whether it’s through his writing, speaking, or his bi-weekly Vlog, "A Brief Word from Pastor Chris," he desires to see the gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed and lives transformed for the glory of God.