Surprised by HOPE

A book written by Bishop Tom Wright with this title provides not only a New Hope but a new grounding in the Resurrection,
Ascencion. This latter came as shock.
A second strand in this book has been the revisiting the notion ... Truth ... of Jesus as New Adam .... as True Humanity.

This as work in progress ..... hardly begun .... but must be pursued. It may be taken as impetus for a visit overseas. ( This is
now a real possibility )

“Surprised by Hope” and how such Hope might impact and engage a church.
"colonising earth with the presence of heaven" This is the tentative theme for a series and basis for a visit to a church overseas. Our friend Olive found the phrase in the book that was significant and challenging for her. Both Jocelyn and I agree.

Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church.

Six Sessions : 1. Hope for the World
2. Hope of the Resurrection
3. The Hope of Heaven
4. The Hope of Jesus’ Second Coming
5. The Hope of Salvation
6. The Hope of the Church

This theme also takes up to include material from an earlier blog concerning what I / we owe the other. Tom Wright spells out clearly and explicitly that the church must DO (!) Justice, Beauty and Homecoming.