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Every year at this time, we try to look back at a common theme we have either seen or addressed or both. This year, there has been a consistent topic that has come back time and time again on both the Misfits programming and within the KFM Network as a whole: that the will of God is the redemption of all mankind. So for Advent this year, we wanted to take some time and reflect on how this fits into the Advent season. 

Explore the complex ties between Matthew 2 and Refugees in this insightful blog. Discover how the nativity story relates to today's immigration debates.

Over the past few weeks, we have looked at why we desire enemies. We looked at why Christians don’t have enemies. We looked at the objections to that statement. We looked at why the distinction Jesus made matters so much. But there is one more objection to these statements that we need to address. What about the enemies Paul mentions in Philippians 3:18?

Christians dont have enemies, we have neighbors. This is the most misunderstood teaching of Jesus coming out of Matthew 5. Because the call to love our enemies is actually a call to see them as neighbors instead.

Changing our perspective on how we view other people is not easy, but it is necessary. How do we begin to see people as Neighbors and Image Bearers, rather than enemies and villains? We allow the Spirit to renew our minds in accordance with the will of Christ. Because when we do that, suddenly we see people as Jesus does. 

For the past decade, I’ve urged the Church to reject the temptation of power and control. That message was rejected again and again, and now we are living in the world that pursuit created. It’s too late to prevent this reality. Warnings and attempts to prevent it from happening are futile. But it’s not too late to live faithfully within it.

A recent trending news item caught my eye yesterday. The President was once again in the news, but this time, something was different. It caught my eye, not because of the typical political reasons, but instead, this time, I saw in the headlines and social media posts, another example of how the cultural message of the American church misses the mark completely.

Around this time every year, a debate resurfaces surrounding the circumstances of the death of Jesus. This debate has been going on for centuries and is even responsible for unspeakable hate and violence throughout history. Who killed Jesus? Who is responsible for the death of the Messiah? Is it Rome? Is it the Jews? Who is the villain of the story? 

Let us see Jesus for Who He is, rather than the reward that awaits us. Let us be content to simply be remembered by Jesus...

It doesn’t matter how many cultural idols you remove if you never smash your own. King Hezekiah is a great example of this...

How is the Misfits go-to passage also an advent passage? Find out now as we explore Paul's advent hymn in Philippians 2!