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A better definition of God's kingdom changes everything about how we live today - no matter what the future holds. Welcome to a better way of looking at the end: as the culmination of God's grand story. Jesus' most important word in describing the end is the Greek word telos. Telos is the rhythm of human history; the presence of God; and the plot, purpose, and completion of the story. The end is the kingdom of God, and the kingdom is here and now. Sweet and Wilson show how many of the political problems plaguing modern Christianity are rooted in bad theology. God's kingdom is the present reality of the presence of God that gives us hope for today and tomorrow.

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I do not have enough words to describe my amazement and wonder at this literary and theological masterpiece. Not since C.S. Lewis wrote Mere Christianity has a book so creatively reflected on the overarching narrative of our faith; so compellingly realigned our understanding of the end time with the teachings of Jesus. I have no doubt it will reset our understanding of time and eschatology. In this timely book, one that will soon become timeless, Len Sweet and Len Wilson offer us a much-needed, fresh understanding of the future in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. After creatively guiding us through six competing endings for the world in church and culture, the authors invite us to discover that truth is not a proposition but a person. In Jesus, past, present and future exist simultaneously. Our beginning and ending, our telos, is anchored in Him. Jesus is the kingdom come. -- Stephan Joubert, Extraordinary Professor, Contemporary Ecclesiology, University of the FreeState, South Africa, and founder of ekerk, a digital online faith community.

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"Leonard Sweet is the author of more than seventy books, including recent works on preaching (Giving Blood), evangelism (Nudge), ecclesiology (So Beautiful) and discipleship (I Am a Follower). In demand worldwide as a speaker, Len often appears on ""Most Influential Christians in America"" listings and was selected by the top non-English Christian website as one of the ""Top 10 Influential World Christians of 2010"". Len works with doctoral students at four institutions: Drew University, George Fox University Northwind Seminary, and Evangelical Seminary (Kairos). In 2015 he launched his own homiletics resource at preachthestory.com, and in 2020 he founded his own publishing house: the Salish Sea Press. His ""Napkin Scribbles"" podcasts are available on leonardsweet.com or Spotify. He resides on Orcas Island in the San Juans in the Pacific Northwest. Len Wilson is Executive Director of Invite Resources and publisher of Invite Press. A pioneer in the use of visual media and storytelling in church life, Len has served as a creative director, teacher, speaker, consultant, and coach. He has helped thousands of churches to more innovative ways of doing ministry through entrepreneurial endeavors he has co-founded and led since 1996.Telos is his twelfth title. Other works include Greater Things, Think Like a 5 Year Old, Taking Flight with Creativity, and The Wired Church. As a producer and director of dozens of short films, Len has won Silver and Bronze Telly Awards. Len holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in Semiotics and Future Studies from Portland Seminary, where he serves as Project Faculty to doctoral students. He resides in Frisco, Texas."

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