7 | Ukraine, Empire, and the Kingdom of God

We’re interrupting our series on the story of God to talk about
the ongoing war in Ukraine and the Church’s response to it.


Where to ConnectMount Vigil has come to an
end but you can still connect with Anthony and Blaine at their
respective blogs:


Anthony - Sun Tongue

Blaine - The Paradise King



Some of the things we cover in this episode:


What our fleshly responses and our repentance of those
responses looks like

How Christians can find solid ground in the midst of a
powerful media narrative

How the concept of the Dialectic is working it’s way out in
the world

The typology of empire and nations in the scriptures

The economics of war

What it looks like to be a prophetic, called out people who
bring the Good News in the midst of the devastation of war



Additional Notes


Jesus for President – Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw

Life Together – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

MV Prayer

SNL COVID Skit

Prophetic Imagination – Walter Brueggemann

Born in Blood and Fire – John Charles Chasteen

Bible Project Bad Words Series – Sin/Iniquity/Transgression

Ash Wed and Lent Resources