The Kingdom Experiment
The printing side of the Nazarene Publishing House has a new book imprint called The House Studio. You can access their site at www.theHouseStudio.com. The House Studio is focusing on what they hope will be a new generation of resources that are authentic, relevant, and life changing. (What publishing venture doesn't hope to be relevant and authentic?) The plan for The House Studio to accomplish this is to publish the conversation of the church and, from that discussion, to learn what God is doing.
Publishing project number one is the book The Kingdom Experiment: A Community Practice on Intentional Living. The text centers around the preaching of Jesus commonly known as the Sermon on the Mount. That sermon has long been recognized for its seemingly reverse-thinking by the Son of God. "You have heard it said, ‘Do not swear falsely'; but I say unto you, ‘Do not swear at all'." "You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you'." One cannot read the Sermon on the Mount and not see that all has been turned around for those who receive the Kingdom of God.