The Ascension of Yeshua (Jesus) was, at first glance, God’s most irresponsible act in history.
But, from this we must ask why HaShem removed the Messiah from earth and left His kingdom project to His followers — ignorant, self-interested, weak people who seem to spend more time bickering than spreading the Besorah (Good News)?
As a PCUSA (Presbyterian) pastor planting a church in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. In 2006, I asked the same question.
This was a tough place to advance God’s kingdom. Capitol Hill had its 15-minutes of fame during the summer of 2020, when the locals drove out the police from the East Precinct and set up the “CHAZ”—Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone— a summer of love project independent of the United States.
Read the full article here: Issue 43