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Wolf Whistle: A Lighthouse Story
Let me share with you a story—a real story, though the name has been changed. Tori came to Lighthouse one Sunday—tough, loud, and...
Jon Swales
Aug 13, 20242 min read
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Image of God: A Lighthouse Story
Let me tell you a story—a true one, though I’ve changed the name. Peter was a regular at Lighthouse. Raised in care, he was a bright guy,...
Jon Swales
Aug 12, 20242 min read
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Hope has a Name: A Lighthouse Story
Let me tell you a story. A real story, one that echoes countless tales etched into the memories of the pastors at Lighthouse—a fresh...
Jon Swales
Aug 3, 20243 min read
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The Times They Are A-Changing
A few thoughts about the Kingdom. In the life and work of the Messiah from Nazareth, the long-anticipated 'age to come' is breaking into...
Jon Swales
Jun 29, 20242 min read
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Jesus & the Structures of Domination
Jesus, in proclaiming and embodying the kingdom of God, confronts the structures and systems of domination head-on. He heralds the...
Jon Swales
May 20, 20242 min read
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Liberator Spoke: Beatitudes for the Traumatised
When Liberator saw the crowd, he went up a mountain and sat down to encourage his people. He opened his mouth and spoke to his crew,...
Jon Swales
Apr 30, 20241 min read
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Two Religions (Opium for the Masses)
There is a certain kind of religion, An opium for the masses. It Numbs, Distracts, And anaesthetizes us from the pain of the world, Into...
Jon Swales
Apr 28, 20241 min read
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Beatitudes (Lighthouse Version)
When Liberator looked at the crowd he went up a mountain and sat down to encourage his people. He opened his mouth and spoke to his crew...
Jon Swales
Sep 23, 20231 min read
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Head, Heart & Hands
The Church of Jesus is called to emulate and embody the love of Jesus, showing radical compassion to those who are marginalized,...
Jon Swales
Sep 11, 20231 min read
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Do Not Run: A Poem for Missional Realism
Do not run from concrete reality, Into a world of romanticised abstractions. Take courage, The truth at times will hurt. Do not...
Jon Swales
Sep 2, 20231 min read
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The Compassion of Jesus
Jesus was known and remembered as a man who was moved with compassion. Here are two examples. Matthew 9:36 (NRSV): "When he saw the...
Jon Swales
Sep 2, 20233 min read
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Jesus & the Expendables
All empires and complex industrial societies have what Lenski, the cultural anthropologist, describes as 'expendables.' At the top of the...
Jon Swales
Aug 30, 20231 min read
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The Kingdom and Hospitality
“Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. But the...
Jon Swales
Aug 29, 20233 min read
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Healing & the Kingdom
And {Jesus} came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all...
Jon Swales
Aug 26, 20232 min read
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The Inclusive Kingdom
This blog post is part of a larger teaching about the Missiology of the Gospel of Luke and can be found in this recording MTMM Missiology...
Jon Swales
Aug 23, 20234 min read
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