In an era of unpresented division in America, both in the political arena and in the Evangelical Christian community, Caleb Kaltenbach’s is the lucid voice of reason and compassion that we need. In his latest book, God Of Tomorrow, he brings more of that potent cocktail of truth and grace that made Messy Grace such an important book. Where Messy Grace addressed the Church’s response to the LGBT community, God Of Tomorrow widens the scope to address the Church’s response to the shifting culture in general. Encouraging Christians to put aside fear and anxiety, Kaltenbach recommends and then outlines a way of engagement with the culture.
What many Christians fear most is any engagement with the culture may be the same as an embracing of the culture, but the vision Kaltenbach puts forward is one in which Christians have a transformative and restorative relationship with the culture. Like Jesus, Peter, and Paul before us, we lead off with love and kindness. Kaltenbach’s thesis is what he calls “The God Of Tomorrow Principle”: “Since tomorrow belongs to God, we can graciously offer hope to people today.”
Along the way, Kaltenbach presses all the hot buttons: LGBT issues, immigration, racism, terrorism. Through it all, what he emphasizes is understanding, kindness, grace, and hope. This isn’t the pie-in-the-sky version of “love your neighbor as yourself,” this is the real deal—the messy version. What I resonate most is the quiet confidence that Kaltenbach’s writing exudes. His language is unadorned and humble, but filled with hope. His words call Christians to live in the same way. If God holds the future, then that gives us the confidence to love without fear.
This is an important and timely book. I highly recommend it.
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